James Anderson has admitted he was tempted to make a surprise playing appearance in The Hundred but backed out over worries he might sustain an injury that curtailed his record-breaking Test career.

Anderson last played Twenty20 cricket back in 2014 and has settled into his role as a red-ball specialist.

That decision has paid off handsomely, helping him become the only fast bowler in history to take 600 Test wickets. But he has revealed the ECB’s new 100-ball tournament – which launches next month after being put on ice for a year by the pandemic – almost drew him back in to short-form...