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Anderson unfit to face Sri Lanka

Unlucky Anderson has not played for Lancashire this season.

LONDON, England -- England fast bowler James Anderson will miss the test series against Sri Lanka because of a back injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Tuesday.

Anderson's county Lancashire has received scans which confirm the 23-year-old seamer suffered a stress fracture of the lower back, the ECB said.

He will be out for at least two months and will also miss the five Sri Lanka one-day internationals.

Anderson has not played for Lancashire since returning from England's tour of India.

"It is a huge blow to Jimmy," said Lancashire manager Mike Watkinson on the ECB website.

"He has worked hard and patiently at his cricket to get back into the test and ODI environment and obviously was hoping to be involved with England right through this summer."

Watkinson said Anderson will see a specialist on Wednesday and was likely to need at least six weeks of rest and rehabilitation.

"He will then have another scan and if that shows the injury has mended, he can start to ease himself back into bowling," added Watkinson.

England, who later play Pakistan in four tests, open the series against Sri Lanka at Lord's on May 11.

England suffered another blow on Monday when fast bowler Simon Jones left the field with knee trouble during Glamorgan's C&G Trophy match against Ireland.

Jones, who missed England's tours of India and Pakistan with ankle and knee problems, will have an MRI scan on Thursday.

"Simon is currently rated very doubtful for next week's first test and we will need to re-assess his injury after consultations with the specialist on Thursday," ECB chief medical officer Peter Gregory said.

England captain Michael Vaughan (knee injury), fast bowler Steve Harmison (shin) and spinner Ashley Giles (hernia) are all ruled out of the first test.

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