Stanford Super Series, Antigua1 Nov: Stanford Superstars v England (Live on Sky Sports, commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live and the BBC Sport website within the UK), 2130 GMT start
Anderson has been a regular figure in the England one-day set-up
Fast bowler James Anderson is the surprise absentee from the England team to face the Stanford Superstars in Saturday's $20m showdown in Antigua.
Ravi Bopara, Alastair Cook and Ryan Sidebottom will also miss the chance to win the $1m-per-player prize money.
Anderson's omission allows captain Kevin Pietersen to call in Graeme Swann as a second spinner.
It is the first time that Anderson has been dropped from an England limited-overs side for over a year.
The Lancashire man was last omitted for a contest against Australia at the World Twenty20 in September 2007.
However, he missed Tuesday's narrow win over Trinidad and Tobago with a stomach bug.
His omission is the only change from the XI which wrapped up a comprehensive 4-0 victory over South Africa in the NatWest Series.
The effectiveness of the slow bowlers on the Coolidge surface earlier in the week persuaded England's management to draft in Swann, whose last one-day international was against New Zealand in June.
"It was never going to be the easiest decision, in fact it was one of the hardest decisions I've had to make in terms of carrying 11 players on the field," said Pietersen.
"We haven't played a second spinner for I don't know how long but unfortunately conditions have meant Jimmy has to miss out.
"But he has taken it brilliantly well, he has been absolutely fantastic at training.
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