I should be good for start of Ashes, insists Bashir

SKY BLUES VICTORY ONE OF MY FAVOURITE GAMES, REVEALS BOSS

- By DAVID CHARLESWORTH Cricket Reporter

SHOAIB Bashir is confident he will be ready for the first Ashes Test as he revealed his relief at an injury to his little finger being on his non-bowling hand.

Bashir went down attempting to take a catch off his own bowling in England's third Test against India at Lord's last month, necessitating an hour-long operation to insert a screw into the broken digit.