November 25 Monday 2002
Jones could be out for 10 months

LONDON: England fast bowler Simon Jones may be out of cricket for up to 10 months after a severe injury cut short his Ashes tour of Australia. 

Jones, 23, sustained a serious cruciate ligament injury while making a sliding stop in the first Test in Brisbane. The Glamorgan pace bowler told BBC radio on Sunday he would see a specialist on Monday and undergo an operation next Friday. Asked how long it would be before he could play again, Jones replied: "I've heard lots of views, anything from six to 10 months."