Fury warning over Wilder

seamers this summer with so many matches crammed into the second half of the season.

Having spent several months out of action with a calf injury in 2019, only to break a rib in his second match back against South Africa in January, the country’s record wickettaker is just the kind of asset England will be eager to protect.

“Obviously there are concerns we’re not going to have had any competitive cricket before that first Test match and we’ve got three Tests in quick succession,” said 37-yearold Anderson.

“There are obviously things we need to look at in terms of workloads and whether we play all three as bowlers or whether we rotate.

“I’m sure the medical staff and coaches are doing their due diligence on that.

“It’s something we’ll have to look at in a few weeks’ time but at the moment I’m enjoying being back and feeling really good.”

Anderson has been bowling to Jennings in recent days, a welcome step up from his improvised homebased drills .

“Training has been going really

TYSON Fury may have agreed a deal for two fights with Anthony Joshua, but he insists he is not looking beyond his third meeting with Deontay Wilder.

Promoter Eddie Hearn revealed earlier this week that Manchester’s WBC heavyweight champion will meet his fellow Brit twice in 2021.

But first, Fury has to get through his third clash with American Wilder, who he dethroned in February.

Fury believes Wilder remains dangerous, and has the potential to scupper the bestlaid plans for a Joshua superfight unless the champion is well, I managed to tick over quite well during lockdown,” he said.

“Luckily I’ve got enough space to fit half my run-up in on my driveway, so when I came back to training at Lancashire it’s not been going in cold. I felt like I hit the ground running pretty well. I’ve enjoyed being back.”

Meanwhile, Paul Collingwood is set to be put in charge of England’s planned one-day series against Ireland, with head coach Chris Silverwood deciding to take a break during the three ODIs against the Irish. fully committed completing the trilogy in style.

He said: “There’s all this talk of me fighting Anthony Joshua but I’m a realist in this life and messing with the most vicious puncher in the history of boxing, I’m not going to overlook anybody.

“Deontay Wilder is the most dangerous fight out there, even today.

“When a fighter gets beat he can come back 10 times stronger and have a lot more to prove, or they can fold.

“I believe Deontay Wilder will come back stronger and with a better game plan and he will try harder and do things differently, and that makes things more dangerous.

“If I don’t focus 110 per cent there won’t be any other fights. Deontay Wilder is the second best heavyweight in the world I believe he knocks Anthony Joshua out and everybody else behind me.”

But when he does get in the ring with Joshua, Fury believes he has more power.

He said: “I’ve never been a stand-still man who lands big shots, because I’m a slick boxer. I’ve just knocked out the heaviest puncher in boxing history. Andy Ruiz is not a big puncher but he knocked out Anthony Joshua.

“So I’d say I am a harder puncher than him.

“There’s people who have sparred both of us and quite a few of them have said it as well.”

Luke Thompson