Paine confident of being fit for Ashes after neck surgery

Melbourne [Australia], September 17 (ANI): Australia Test skipper Tim Paine feels confident of being fit for the upcoming Test summer despite undergoing invasive neck surgery in Hobart on Tuesday.

The wicketkeeper said due to a bulging disc there was pain in his neck and left arm, so he had to be operated on.

"I'll be dealing with the physio at the hospital for the next six weeks or so before I'm handed back over to Crick