Tim Paine “extremely confident” of being fit to lead Australia in opening Ashes Test
The Hindu
The wicketkeeper batsman hopes to get in a Shield game before the marquee series.
Australia red-ball skipper Tim Paine, who went under the knife to fix a bulging disc in his neck earlier this week, is “extremely confident” he will be fit to lead his country in the first Ashes Test against England in December.
The 36-year-old, who had disc replacements on his C-6 and C-7 in the neck, is expected to be under recovery for six weeks while the first Ashes Test is slated to begin at the Gabba from December 8.
“As soon as this six week block is over I think I’ll be good to go. I’m 36 years of age, I’ve done plenty of cricket training and I know my game fairly well,” Paine told ‘SEN Radio’.
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