English pacer James Anderson had to miss out on the only four-day Test match against Ireland last month. His calf injury wasn't helping him to get back to the field. He kept himself away from the Test to feature in the all-important Ashes series. 

However, things didn't go as per plan, and unfortunately, England suffered a massive blow after Anderson's calf injury made him leave the field after bowling just four overs in the opening session of the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston.

"I missed the Ireland Test as a precaution to make sure I was 100 per cent for the Ashes," the 37-year-old was quoted as saying by the BBC.

Anderson was furious after not being able to take much part in the first Test at Edgbaston. "I felt angry having done all the work to get there," he added.

The senior pacer will have to sit out of the second Test as well. He feels frustrated with the current scenario. "All the tests they do on the calf to see if it's OK, it just wasn't playing ball, so it was hugely frustrating," Anderson said on BBC Radio 5 Live.

"It settled down a bit when we were batting, and I was planning on bowling in the second innings, but when I was batting I pushed off for a run, and it didn't feel right."

Anderson added that he gave it all to make sure things go as per plan and he recovers from the injury, but it didn't happen. "There's nothing else we could have done. I did all the rehab - the only thing I didn't do was play a match, but there's Twenty20 going on at the minute, and there are no games to play.

"I'm sure if I do manage to come back in this series, then I'll have to play some sort of cricket beforehand.

"You feel lots of guilt (and you are) generally frustrated but you're trying to help out the lads as much as possible without making them feel worse," the paceman added.

England and Australia are set to lock horns in the second Ashes Test at Lord's on 14th August. The visitors have the lead of 1-0 after winning the first Test by 251 runs.