Anderson poses for gay mag

London - England paceman James Anderson has posed naked for the latest edition of a British gay magazine.

The 28-year-old Lancashire bowler, who is married and has a child, appears on the front cover and in a naked shot inside the October edition of Attitude.

Anderson expects to get some stick for doing the shoot but says "I think doing this could be fantastic for cricket."

Anderson says "there's a perception of lots of committees and old men being quite prim and proper, but I think the game is moving with the times."

Anderson is the latest high-profile sportsman to appear on the magazine's front cover, following on from footballers David Beckham and Freddie Ljungberg and former Wales rugby player Gareth Thomas.