James Anderson admits he is anxious over uncertainty caused by coronavirus


England bowler James Anderson says he is feeling "a bit anxious" because of the impact coronavirus could have on his professional and personal life.

A possible rescheduling of the cricket season will be discussed on Thursday.

The 2020 County Championship is due to begin on 12 April, while England is set to play West Indies in a three-Test series starting on 4 June.

"Cricket and sport is not the be-all and end-all but it is my livelihood, it's all I know," Anderson, 37, said.

"There's a chance we might not even bowl a ball this summer."

The England and Wales Cricket Board has said all options are being looked at, including postponements and playing games behind closed doors.

England's tour of Sri Lanka was called off last week, while England and Nottinghamshire batsman Alex Hales and six Surrey men's players are all self-isolating.

Hampshire chairman Rod Bransgrove said one contingency may be "playing no cricket at all" this season.

Anderson, England's leading wicket-taker in Tests, last played in the second Test against South Africa in January before a rib injury ruled him out of the rest of the series.

James Anderson admitted he is unsettled by the global coronavirus pandemic which the England seamer fears could lead to the domestic and international summer being scrapped altogether.

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The County Championship is supposed to get underway on April 12 but government advice that mass gatherings should be avoided in the UK has essentially put the sporting calendar on hold for the time being.

A potential rescheduling of the season will be talked about between the England and Wales Cricket Board and the 18 first-class counties on Thursday, a situation which seems inevitable because of the uncertainty in the country.


But the ECB, which announced on Wednesday a suspension of all recreational cricket, says it will explore all options, including playing matches behind closed doors, plus possibly postponing or canceling some of the seasons.

England, who last week postponed their tour of Sri Lanka, is slated to play the West Indies in a three-Test series, starting on June 4, but Anderson revealed his concern at the 2020 season failing to get off the ground.

“Cricket and sport is not the be-all and end-all but it is my livelihood, it’s all I know,” Anderson, speaking on the BBC’s Tailenders podcast, said.

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“The season is unlikely to start. It’s still a little bit hazy as to what’s going to happen. There’s a chance we might not even bowl a ball this summer.

“I feel a little bit anxious. Just not knowing is giving me a bit of anxiety.”

Stokes himself needed reminding that the injury almost certainly first originated when he was struck in the chest while getting some throw-downs.

“One thing the break has allowed me to do is to get over the stomach injury that caused me to miss the second warm-up match in Colombo,” Stokes wrote in his Daily Mirror column.

“I’d had a bat, then sat down in a chair and had some lunch. When I got up to move it felt like someone was stabbing me in my abdomen, it was so painful. The doctor thought it might be appendicitis but a scan ruled that out, and we still didn’t know why I was in such pain.

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