The Ashes: James Anderson fit to play but will be rested in first Test, says Jos Buttler

The Ashes: England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler said that veteran fast bowler James Anderson is fully fit and has been bowling well in the nets but will be rested for the first Ashes Test at the Gabba.

Veteran England fast bowler James Anderson is fit and bowling well in the nets but won't play in the first Ashes Test in Brisbane, wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler has said. Buttler said that the 39-year-old Anderson has been rested for the match as a "precautionary measure" with the second Test being a day-night fixture and the long series ahead.

"Jimmy is not going to play but he is fit," Buttler told reporters in Brisbane on Tuesday.