Anderson aims to improve batting
by Essential Sports
Waiting in the wings for their chance are Flintoff, Steve Harmison, Matthew Hoggard, Liam Plunkett, Sajid Mahmood and Simon Jones.
Anderson said: "With all the other guys knocking on the door for the bowling spots, if I can offer some runs as well hopefully that's going to give me another tick in the box and one day it might give me the edge over someone else.
"I know I've got a bit of ability with the bat. I'm not kidding myself I'm going to go out and get hundreds but if I can chip in with runs down the order and stick around with someone like Stuart (Broad) then it's all good for the team."
Anderson combined with Stuart Broad to make 76-runs in their eighth wicket partnership with Broad in Nottingham.
He added: "I was lucky enough to bat at number nine at Trent Bridge because Ryan had a problem and I wanted to use it as an opportunity to show what I can actually do.
"You do have a different mindset when you come out to bat as a number 11 and nobody really expects you to get runs and sometimes you start thinking that way yourself. More recently I've been trying to approach my innings as a batsman, getting a different mindset and that's helped me."
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