Cricket: England bowler Anderson seeks Manchester City's help in regaining fitness

EnglandfastbowlerJamesAndersonhas swapped thecricketnets for the facilities at the training ground of Premier League championsManchester City in a bid to recover from a calf injury, the country'scricketboard said on Wednesday.

Andersonsustained the injury playing for Lancashire in July andmanaged only four overs in the opening Ashes Test against Australia at Edgbaston. He was eventually ruled out of the five-match series that ended 2-2 as the visitors retained the urn.

Englandplay New Zealand in two tests in November and December butAnderson, the country's leading wicket-taker with 575 test wickets, is targeting a return when they tour South Africa for a four-test series starting at the end of December.

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"(Anderson) will be hoping to use the world-class facilities at the Etihad Campus with theEnglandCricketsports science team over the next two months leading into the South Africa tour which starts in December," an ECB spokesmantold Reuters.

The ECB saidAnderson, 37, would be accompanied byEngland's national lead for strength and conditioning Rob Ahmun, who will oversee the sessions.