The 34-year-old further stated that this is not the first time that he has been sidelined from the team, adding that he would continue to play until his body allows.
Interestingly, the last time India named an unchanged XI was also in Southampton on their last tour to England in 2014.
With England set to play two spinners in the fourth Test at The Rose Bowl, Southampton, former India opener and IndiaTV cricket expert Virender Sehwag has suggested captain Virat Kohli to play Ravindra Jadeja as an extra spinner in the crucial match.
The 36-year-old Anderson needs seven wickets to overtake McGrath's haul of 563 when he spearheads England's attack in the fourth Test against India.
The 20-year-old made a confident start to his Test career at Trent Bridge, scoring an attacking 24 in the first innings and then taking seven catches.
Bairstow injured his finger while keeping the wickets in India's second innings and after that Jos Buttler kept the wickets.
The Aussie captain showed a great application in his 62-run knock while batting with a broken right thumb as Australia managed 221 in their first innings against South Africa on day 3 at the Wanderers.
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