England team director Andy Flower has declared himself confident that Lancashire ace James Anderson would be fit for the first Ashes Test in Brisbane on November 25.

Seamer Anderson cracked a rib during the side's recent training camp in Germany but is already bowling again and could even be involved in two of the warm-up games Down Under.

"He's already bowling at 75%, so he should be fine for the first Test," Flower said.

"More than likely, he'll be okay for two of those warm-up games."

Anderson was injured during England's training camp in Bavaria this month while boxing against an unnamed team-mate - reportedly Chris Tremlett.

Despite the setback, Flower had no regrets over the controversial camp.

"No, none at all," he said.

"It's was an excellent camp, actually, and I think the players and management that were involved in it did things that they might never have done before in their lives and might never do again, and it was a very healthy experience."

Flower was also unconcerned about star batsman Kevin Pietersen, who has not scored a Test century since March 2009 and was forced to apologise for an expletive-laden rant on Twitter upon being dropped by the one-day side.

Pietersen joined South African side Kwazulu Natal Dolphins in bid to rediscover his form but made 36 and a second-ball duck in his two first-class innings.

Flower said: "He's very well; he enjoyed his trip to South Africa; and he's in a very good state of mind ready for the tour.

"He didn't get many opportunities (for Natal). Unfortunately, the way the games panned out, he only got one innings in each game.

"But he did some really good work with the Natal side and I think it would've stood him in good stead.

"He feels good about his cricket; he feels confident going into Australia."

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