On a frustrating day in the field in Cardiff England were given cause for concern over James Anderson who needed treatment for back and side stiffness and was sent for a scan on Friday evening.
Anderson was the pick of England's pace attack and produced a superb spell of swing bowling on the second morning to remove Mahela Jayawardene, but spent time off the field during the afternoon session and was only able to bowl one over after tea before heading back to the dressing room.
Anderson came into this match having completed 71 overs for Lancashire in the build-up to the first Test following a winter where he was the stand-out bowler during the Ashes and claimed 24 wickets.
Although Anderson was dropped during England's World Cup campaign, and missed part of the one-day series in Australia to return to the UK, he was the only one of England's quicks not to pick up an injury throughout the winter. However, he did suffer a serious stress fracture of his back in 2006 which forced him to miss all but the final match of the home season.
