Legendary former England fast bowler James Anderson is aiming to play in The Hundred for the first time after entering the draft for this year’s tournament.

The 42-year-old retired from Test cricket last year and has signed to play county cricket for Lancashire in the coming season.

England’s all-time leading wicket-taker has now made himself available for The Hundred and will be part of the draft on 12 March.

Anderson entered the auction for this year’s Indian Premier League, but went unsold.

He has not played white-ball cricket of any kind since a One-Day Cup semi-final for Lancashire in 2019.

Anderson’s last T20 match was in a losing effort for the Red Rose in the 2014 final of the Blast against Warwickshire.

Like his long-time England new-ball partner Stuart Broad, Anderson has skipped The Hundred since its inception in 2021, mainly in order to preserve his fitness for Test cricket.