Peter Hayter fears the worst for England’s legendary bowler James Anderson after pulling up with a recurrence of a calf strain just four overs into his Ashes campaign

There was Joe Root, brighteyed, bushy-tailed and channelling his pre-Ashes excitement, glory be, for the massed ranks of the BBC Breakfast audience, the England captain extolling the longevity of “our greatest-ever fast bowler” and assuring everyone that age is just a number.
There, two hours later, was James Anderson, running in to bowl the first ball of the 2019 Ashes at Edgbaston with th...