Anderson out to show he can still be a force

James Anderson will find out this weekend if he can salvage his miserable Caribbean tour by forcing his way into England's plans for the remainder of the one-day series against the West Indies.

Lancashire's 21-year-old fast bowler has suffered a dramatic fall from grace this winter, losing his Test place and being forced to look on as England claimed their first Caribbean series triumph in 36 years.

Then, and perhaps more surprisingly after he had played 27 of the previous 28 one-day internationals, he was overlooked for the opening two-wicket victory in Guyana.

It capped a miserable two months for a player who only last summer was touted as English cricket's new pin-up. But with back-to-back matches in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, this weekend, Anderson is hoping he will be given another chance.

"Once you're out of the team on these short tours it's very hard to prove you're in form to get back into the side," said Anderson. "It's just a question of working hard, training hard and waiting for your chance."

Those players who have featured heavily in the Test series are showing signs of tiredness and with the opening Test against New Zealand due to start on 20 May, coach Duncan Fletcher has already indicated he may rest players.