Australian fast bowler Peter Siddle is plotting a return to cricket with his sights set on the Matador BBQs One-Day Cup down under in October.
The Victorian paceman has been sidelined since February, missing the current county season with Nottinghamshire as he continues to recover from back and ankle surgery.
“My rehab is coming along nicely and I’m back running, so my ankle is all healed and going well,” said Siddle.
“My back is still taking time to recover, which is normal, but there’s no rush at all to get back for anything.
“I’ll look to use the Matador Cup as lead in to the first few Shield games before the first Test.
“I want to be part of that first Test for the summer. A series against South Africa is always a massive series.”
Siddle missed Australia’s most recent tour of New Zealand in February and was ruled out of the upcoming tour to Sri Lanka.
He believes vast experience and knowing his own body will assist on the comeback trail.
“I was never going to be quite right for the Sri Lanka tour sadly," he added. “It’s probably another month before I get back to bowling.”
“I’ll just train alongside the Victoria lads. I’m probably lucky with my age; I’ve got the history behind me about what I need to bowl; my workloads, my limits.
“I’m pretty used to heavy workloads and the build-up, so I won’t need to do as much as those guys.
“I’ll be slightly behind them in the bowling side of things but come Matador and the pre-season games leading up to that, I’ll be a part of all that.”
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