Birmingham (United Kingdom): England have recalled James Anderson for the delayed fifth Test against India at Edgbaston on Friday.
The paceman missed the conclusion of England’s series whitewash of New Zealand when an ankle injury ruled him out of the third Test at Headingley.
But the 39-year-old, England’s all-time record Test wicket taker, will return to the side against India even though replacement Jamie Overton scored 97 on his debut in Leeds.
“That’s how sport at the top level works sometimes,” England captain Ben Stokes told reporters on Thursday.
“It must be very disappointing for him (Overton) but he can walk away knowing he did everything he could.”
