LANCASHIRE'S Jimmy Anderson was today drafted into the England squad as the tour of India lurched into further disarray.
Captain Michael Vaughan packed his bags for home after a recurrence of a right knee injury. And paceman Simon Jones this morning collapsed with a twisted knee and is a major doubt for Wednesday's first test.
The news was the latest in a catalogue of calamity for the tourists, who lost vice-captain Marcus Trescothick at the weekend for an indefinite period due to personal reasons.
Lancashire's Andrew Flintoff will now captain his country for the first time in an international, leading a side woefully short of experience having been shorn of its two most senior players.
Who now will line up in Flintoff's first match in charge is a matter of debate, with the back-up fast bowlers Liam Plunkett and James Anderson risks for differing reasons.
Plunkett has a bruised left heel, which is still causing a concern, while Anderson only arrived in India last night after being summoned from the England A tour of the Caribbean.
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