England paceman Stuart Broad is confident he has recovered from a heel injury and is fit enough to play in the opening Test against South Africa at Lord's starting on Thursday.
Broad left the field when the problem flared up on his left heel after bowling just one over for his county Nottinghamshire against Leicestershire last month, putting his participation in the first test in doubt.
The 31-year-old spent two weeks on the sidelines before returning to play in his county's Royal London One-Day Cup final win over Surrey at the weekend.
He failed to take a wicket but sent down nine overs in a boost for England, who are without injured pace duo Chris Woakes and Jake Ball for the opening Test of the four-match series.
"I got through the Lord's final here on Saturday without any problems and I actually bowled on the Wednesday and Friday before that with no pain as well," Broad told Sky Sports.
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"It's pulled up really well. We are training this (Tuesday) afternoon and tomorrow and I am really confident.
"I've been playing county cricket since early April so I've had quite a lot of red-ball cricket, so I am not concerned about the workload and it was great to have the intensity of the Lord's final to put the body to the Test."
