article_snippet.sent: Now I'm approaching sort of the crunch time of the rehab.'
article_snippet.sent: A long injury, especially to the neck, is a gradual process to go through and you need to jump through a few hoops in terms of contact. '
article_snippet.sent: and hopefully I'll hit my straps when I come back. '
article_snippet.sent: The Red Rose have missed his athleticism, work over the ball and tackle-count and if fit his is a certainty to make The Red Rose World Cup squad with the global showpiece on home soil fuelling his determination to make a full recovery. '
article_snippet.sent: There is an element of pressure - I really want to turn up to the training camps with a green ticket to my name as a fit player,' his said. '
article_snippet.sent: I think that will be important heading into what's going to be a long and tough pre-season camp. '
article_snippet.sent: I want to remind people what I can do on a pitch.
article_snippet.sent: so hopefully I can get back out there and play well.
article_snippet.sent: World Cup has been the biggest carrot throughout this injury.
article_snippet.sent: Not many players get a chance to play in a home World Cup and hopefully I can get back fit and find the same form I had before this injury.'
article_snippet.sent: The second row (right) still has aspirations of playing for England at World Cup later this year .