Jonny Bairstow's recovery on 'right track'; batter keen on Ashes return

Englands multiformat middleorder batter Jonny Bairstows chances of being part of the national team for the home Ashes series have brightened as he says his recovery from a freak injury is on right trackBairstow had broken his leg and dislocated his ankle when he slipped on a golf course in September last year and missed the T20 World Cup in Australia and the subsequent away Test tour of PakistanThe grievous injury saw the 33yearold break his fibula in three places which required complicated surgical intervention With the Ashes scheduled at home in JuneJuly this year a fullyfit Bairstow should be an automatic choice in the squad as the firepower he lends to Englands batting is unmatchedBairstow was in the form of his life last year averaging 7566 with four Test centuries before he was struck down by the injuryIt the leg is improving were on the right track were about fourandahalf months post it the injury happening now Bairstow said at the Marylebone Cricket Club spirit of cricket panel on Wednesday according to Yorkshire PostAlso Read AUS legend Ian Healy weighs in on contentious pitch debate ahead of Test seriesThe cricketer who was a part of Englands Test resurgence under coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes however has not set a return date though he remains optimistic about the AshesI havent actually got a return date just yet but Im seeing a surgeon later on in the month so well wait and see how that goes but things are tracking in the right directionIts injury a bit more complicated than just breaking your leg but thats just one of the things that you deal with Everyone has been dealt a card everyone has challenges put in front of them but its just another thing you can overcomeHe added that while the long layoff has not quite affected his morale staying at home at times became boringIts been a lot different post the injury taking the injury away from it not being on planes and flying everywhere and being around a group of lads being at home has been a lot differentIts been quite good at times its been quite boring at timesBairstow said that a day before he slipped on the golf course whiteball coach Matthew Mott and skipper Jos Buttler were discussing with him the prospects of opening the innings in T20IsIt has been tricky obviously the night before I did my ankle I spoke to Matthew Mott and Jos Buttler and they spoke about me opening the batting in T20 side and thats what Ive been wanting to do for a little period of time so I was absolutely delightedAnd then its amazing how quickly things can turn on its head within 12 hours I was laying on a hospital bed my leg in a cast and my ankle being put back in placeThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever