Nottingham, July 28: England pacer James Anderson, who recorded figures of 11 for 71 runs against Pakistan in last summer's Test victory here, will play an important role in the second Test match against India at Trent Bridge. The bowler came good against India at Lord’s with an impressive five-for that helped the hosts win the first Test on Day 5.

Anderson, who has an uncanny wicket-taking knack at Trent Bridge, is not building his hopes on extracting swing from the wicket. "It is helpful here when it swings and it generally does, but you can't go into a game expecting it to swing. So we'll prepare as if it's not going to, and if it does that's a bonus," he said.

Anderson is not overly worried about the likely unavailability of Chris Tremlett for tomorrow’s game due to a tight hamstring and the possibility that Tim Bresnan might return to complete the seam attack. The trio of Anderson, Chris Tremlett and Stuart Broad had got the better of the Indian batsmen at Lord’s.

"I don't think it matters. You saw Tim Bresnan do a good job of it in Australia - pretty much everyone who's stepped in over the last few years has done well,” the pacer observed.

"We've used six or seven bowlers over the last few years, and we're used to playing with each other and spending time with each other,” he explained.

"We do talk a lot about the game when we're not playing together, so I think it doesn't really matter who plays - we have got a good unit and a good strength in depth," he said.

Anderson's five wicket haul in the second-innings of the first Test helped him rise above England off-spinner Graeme Swann to second place in the International Cricket Council's bowling rankings.

Although he is happy with his improved ranking, his aspirations lie in England's progression to the No. 1 position. "Our end goal as a team is to be No. 1 in the world, and to do that we need individuals in the top 10.”

"I'd love to be No. 1, one day, but I've got a lot of work to do before then," he said pragmatically.

"In the first innings at Lord's I didn't bowl very well - I bowled a bit wide but did bowl a good length,” he admitted.

Having finished with a total of seven wickets (two in the first innings and five in the second) he elaborated, “I knew if I could hold my length and get my line better in the second innings I could cause some damage. The fact I could make that adjustment in the space of a couple of days really pleased me, and really showed me I'm in control of what I'm doing."