Ryan Harris will rest till Ashe's,ACB

Fast bowler Ryan Harris Will  rest of the remaining period of the Sheffield Shield season, with Australia effectively put him in cotton wool until the Ashes tour of England. Cricket Australia has also confirmed that Harris will miss the tour of the West Indies test in June so he can be at home for the birth of his first child, and this means that there will be a serious game time before the flight England.

Instead, Cricket Australia put together an organized plan of comfort and strengthen the Harris, which will increase the burden of the bowling action has gradually during the next five months. The plan aims to Harris to participate in the center wicket practice matches with Cricket Australia national performance squad in the build-up to the Ashes campaign.

"With Ryan, our number one priority is to ensure that 100% fit and available for the Ashes series this winter," said the Australian Cricket Performance Manager Pat Howard. "We have had a heavy workload bowling over the last couple of months, and actually threw more balls from November to January of this summer than in the same period 12 months ago.

"Already documented that Ryan will miss the tour of the West Indies as they prepare his wife to give birth to her first child, and giving this a structured program to rehabilitate his knee, and improve physical conditioning him and gradually build workload his bowling, we can ensure that it is fully prepared to tour the ashes.

"Ryan is keen to play a lot of cricket as he could but he knows his body better than anyone else and he is a full understanding and appreciation of the thought that has gone into this decision. Queensland Cricket is also fully supportive of the decision that has been made with the interests of the Front national team center, and we are grateful so for all to see the bigger picture that. "

Harris was a 35-year player from Australia series through 2013 Ashes in England, where he collected 24 wickets at 19.58 and was the leading fast bowler from either side. Although Harris has missed only three of the last 18 tests Australia, Cricket Australia are still wary of pushing him too hard, especially after he underwent knee surgery after last year's tour of South Africa.

"Ryan and presentations in each of the last two Ashes series marked him out as a performer key for us as we seek to win the series in the United Kingdom for the first time since 2001," said National specific Rod Marsh.

"We look at the different options around Sheffield playing Shield cricket during the rest of this summer, but on the basis that it is closer to the end of his career from the beginning we want to ensure that he bowls as many balls as possible in international cricket and we believe that this is before the ash program is the best way to achieve this goal. "

Harris said: "I want to play as much cricket as I can and I know you're a long time retired, but I realize that this is the best approach to ensure that I am completely right for the Ashes I have big ambitions to help us win. Chain in the United Kingdom and that goal is something that will be paid me over the coming months. "