Peter Gregory
Peter Gregory
definitive final fitness good injury next operate pain patient people rest simple test whether
With this kind of injury you have to be patient and wait, ... What we weren't able to do was give him a good rest because of his fitness test before the final Test. We will have a better idea at the end of next week. There is no definitive on whether to operate or not, it is not as simple as that. It is a pain thing and some people can get through better than others.
doubt
He's got to be a doubt for the first Test.
ashley concerns further hard opinion progress push seek sensible start
Ashley hasn't made the progress that we'd want him to make and he's got some concerns that we share. Before we start to push him too hard we thought it sensible to seek a further opinion from the specialist.
advised further injury rest
He has been advised to rest the injury pending a further re-assessment in the UK.
injury pleased progress responding treatment
Ashley's injury is responding to treatment and we are pleased with the progress he is making,
captain chance concern effect expect full match next normally starts work
It's got to be a concern when your captain can't play in the match before the first Test, but he has a chance for next week. A jab normally starts to work after 48 hours, but you can't expect the full effect for about two weeks.
afford amount bit decided fit happy hope knee maximum next rest window worse
We always had this window to try to get him fit with the maximum amount of rest we could afford before the tour. We were very happy with his progress, the little bit of soreness was predictable. It just got worse in the nets so we decided to inject his knee and hope it will make him all right for next week.
definitive injury operate pain patient people simple whether
With this kind of injury you have to be patient and wait, ... There is no definitive on whether to operate or not, it is not as simple as that, it is a pain thing and some people can get through better than others.
definitive operate pain people simple whether
There is no definitive on whether to operate or not, it is not as simple as that, it is a pain thing and some people can get through better than others.
final fitness good rest test
What we weren't able to do was give him a good rest because of his fitness test before the final Test match.