England spinner Graeme Swann is targeting a swift recovery from his recurring elbow injury after being ruled out of the tour of New Zealand.
The 33-year-old will soon fly to America to undergo surgery in a bid to try to clear himself of the troublesome problem.
However, with a big year of cricket ahead, including back-to-back Ashes series, Swann is eager to quickly return from the problem.
"If I don't have the surgery I know it's more or less curtains," Swann told Sky Sports News. "So the fact that I can have the surgery and I have been told that it is relatively simple, and touch wood it will be, I will wake up on the other end and everything will be great.
"I'm very much buoyed by the success the last time I had it done.
"My elbow was in a lot worse shape then than it is now so I am very confident I will bounce back in a short space of time and be fighting fit."
It is not yet known whether Swann will be fit to face the Black Caps when they tour England later this year.
Matt Cotton
