Simon Jones has recovered fully from his serious knee injury

Jones will turn out for Glamorgan's second XI on Wednesday 6 August, when they play Lancashire at Panteg.

"I can't wait," he told BBC Sport. "It's been a long nine months and it'll be nice to get the whites back on and get on the field.

"I've had a word with my physio and he thinks it's time I get a different mind set by playing a game and getting back into the groove."

If he proves his fitness during that run-out, Jones could even return to first-class action in Glamorgan's home County Championship match on 13 August against Durham at Sophia Gardens.

It will be a remarkable return almost nine months to the day after rupturing knee ligaments playing for England on the first day of last winter's Ashes series.

Chasing down a ball while fielding in Brisbane, Jones wrenched his knee when his studs tangled in the turf.

The injury could have ended the 24-year-old's fledgling career, but Jones has fought back to fitness after an operation in February to rebuild the knee.

Jones has had to watch the likes of James Anderson, Richard Johnson and Steve Harmison move ahead of him in the England pecking order during his rehabilitation.

But it may not be long before the Glamorgan strike bowler is hammering on the door of England coach Duncan Fletcher once again.