Jones suffers further knee worry...

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England bowler Simon Jones is seeing a specialist in Loughborough after suffering a set-back in his recovery from a serious knee injury.
The Glamorgan paceman missed most of last season after surgery in America.

He has made a gradual comeback in county cricket in the last month but is likely to miss the Championship game with Essex at Swansea on Wednesday.

Glamorgan captain David Hemp said: "It's very frustrating for Simon because his knee keeps swelling up."

Jones played no part in Monday's three-wicket loss to Surrey in the Friends Provident Trophy at Cresselly, in a match that saw his county's bowling resources stretched to the limit.

As well as Jones, former skipper Robert Croft and Andrew Davies were both missing, while Damien Wright pulled up after four balls and teenager James Harris was absent taking exams.

"I feel sorry for Simon, as he is resting his knee and doing everything he is told," Hemp added.

"He is taking 10 days off or a week off after a game as stipulated by the ECB (England and Wales Cricket Board), but to come back after that with the knee still swollen is very disappointing.

"Simon gets treated by us and he is in constant consultation with the ECB physios, but the fact that it's swollen up again after a period of rest is a bit concerning and he's gone back up to talk to them."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/glamorgan/6700135.stm
 
Quality performer. Great player, but I cannot see him reaching the dizzying heights of his ashes form again; probably not in an england shirt again :(
 
Bloody hell we could really do with him out there in his ashes form.