And a decision on his match fitness will be left until later this morning.
He has had three tough games but is still short on match fitness.
When a player has a long spell out it's very difficult for him to get to full match fitness at any time in the season.
"Then really it's just a matter of getting his match fitness, so he could be ready just in time for Christmas."
This would prove to be his most successful season in terms of match fitness.
It took ten months for him to regain match fitness.
He'll need a run of games to gain match fitness but he's been working tremendously hard and well to come back.
I'm more toned up and I have now got my match fitness.
Mick's problem right now is a lack of top-class match fitness.
The most significant Welsh weakness though, was the comparative lack of match fitness.
