I do fear for him if he has to have further surgery in such a short period of time since the last one. We were hoping to get him fit with injection and physiotherapy but it is not looking too good today.
The advice we received from Ashley's specialist is that it will take time to derive full benefit from the surgery he underwent in December.
There should be sufficient time for Simon to regain fitness and hence become available for selection for the tour to India beginning in late February.