Swann’s
elbow op successful
Swann, a 50-Test veteran, had to pull out of the squad to
face New Zealand
on the eve of the first Test in Dunedin
this month so he could fly to the United States
for the operation.
The 33-year-old will hope to be fit when England host New
Zealand in May and June before the one-day Champions Trophy and then
back-to-back Ashes series against Australia.
"(Swann) has undergone an uncomplicated operation on
his right elbow to excise excess bone formation that had re-accumulated following
his previous operation (on the same elbow) four years ago," said the ECB
statement.
"Swann will now start a six-eight week rehabilitation
and back to bowling programme before returning to competitive cricket early in
the summer."
The elbow had caused Swann problems since his first surgery
but it flared up again in England 's
four-day match against a New Zealand XI in Queenstown.
He had scans on arrival in Dunedin and the results, having
been seen by the specialist in the United States, confirmed he would need the
procedure to ‘clean up’ floating bone fragments in the joint.
"It is a huge year for English cricket and a huge year
for me but if this means I take a more active part in it, so it's something I
have to do," he had said before leaving New
Zealand .
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