From the x-rays, there doesn't seem to be any major (fracture) but we are waiting for a full report on that. Every ankle injury is different but I think we are faced with a (serious) tear of the lateral ligament and there is associated bone bruising.
We'd like more time of course but we're confident he's responding to treatment and he'll have more treatment today. We'd like to make a decision today but may wait until tomorrow.
It hasn't healed yet, but it's functional.
That's always an area of concern. It's one thing starting a player with a problem and then it's always what can happen during a Test match. We don't want that situation to arise if we can avoid it. We'd like more time, of course, but we're confident he is responding to treatment.
The aim is to get rid of his pain, get rid of the swelling, make it a functional joint and, if he's not feeling anything, he's fine.
I checked him out on Monday morning and he was concerned about his knee.
It's nothing we're too unhappy about. Basically, the joint is irritated. We'd like more time of course but we're confident he's responding to treatment. He'll have more treatment today and we'll reassess him.
At the moment it's very encouraging, he's not feeling very much (pain) at all in his everyday activities which he did before.
We're certainly aiming for that but it's hard to crystal-ball it. At the moment it's very encouraging because he's not feeling much [pain] at all in everyday activities, which he did before.
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