LONDON, Sept 16: England and Lancashire fast bowler James Anderson is set to return to county action next week with a loan move to Glamorgan.

He hasn't played first-class cricket since England's tour of India, but has been named in the Champions Trophy and Ashes squads and England are keen for him to prove his fitness before the winter.

The ECB, to whom Anderson is centrally contracted, has a loan system in place which allows players to move to other counties of they can't find a place in their own team. Usually this is for a minimum of four weeks, but the ECB has the power to amend this in special circumstances.

Glamorgan, who face Gloucestershire in a relatively meaningless fixture, have said they are willing to entertain the idea.

“We have got to look at the bigger picture. We have been asked and we would be happy to help,” Mike Fatkin, their CEO, said.

“I think they have chosen our fixture because there are no promotion or relegation issues, although obviously we want to win.”—Agencies