England pacer James Anderson has returned to training and is hoping to be fully fit for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka after he suffered a rib injury in South Africa.

While talking about being back to training, Anderson said, “It's all healed, I've been training for a few weeks now, getting my bowling back up to speed and I feel really good. It was frustrating when it happened, it was a bit of a freak incident, but thankfully now it's all healed and I feel much better.”

The 37-year-old then talked about being back for Sri Lanka tour as he said, “That's the aim, to try and get fit for whatever's next - at the moment that's Sri Lanka. It's hard to prove your fitness in the indoor school at Old Trafford. With a broken bone, you're waiting for that to heal.”

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Anderson then pointed out that despite of the injury he has not lost any fitness as he said, “I've not lost any fitness, it's just about building my bowling back up now, still got a month before that tour, so we'll just have to wait and see what the selectors think.”

The right-arm quick then revealed the adjustment he has made after injury by saying, “I've lengthened my run up a bit, to help with my calf issues. I've kept the same mark but gone about five or six seven yards back, and that allows me to gradually build up momentum rather than trying to set off too quick.”

Thus, it will be interesting to see if the English Cricket Board (ECB) selects Anderson to play against Sri Lanka in March.

(With ESPNCricinfo inputs)