Strauss says Pietersen should be fit for South Africa
Published:Wednesday | October 7, 2009 | 1:49 PM
England captain Andrew Strauss is confident that Kevin Pietersen will be fit to face South Africa next month in a test and one-day series.
Pietersen had an operation to repair a damaged Achilles\' tendon in July and missed the last three Ashes tests and the entire one-day series against Australia. He also missed the Champions Trophy tournament in South Africa.
His recovery was slowed by an infection in the scar tissue, but Strauss says the England batsman, who was born in South Africa, appeared to be making rapid progress.
England head for South Africa in early November and will play two Twenty20s and five one-day internationals before taking on the world\'s strongest team in four tests.