Bairstow was in supreme kind final 12 months earlier than a freak accident on the golf course in September left him with three separate fractures in his left fibula, in addition to a dislocated ankle and ligament accidents. The 33-year-old had an operation to insert a steel plate.
Gibson stated Bairstow has his sights set on that includes in a Test for the primary time in 9 months when England host Ireland at Lord’s on June 1.
That match will function a tune-up for the hotly-anticipated Ashes collection in opposition to Australia.
With the Ashes in thoughts, Bairstow would ideally make his first-class comeback in Yorkshire’s County Championship matches in opposition to Glamorgan and Durham beginning on May 4 and May 11.
“I’ve had a conversation with him and the medical team, who’ve done a great job, they think by the end of May he should be in position to play cricket,” Gibson stated.
“He should be available to play games by the middle to end of May. He’s had a horrific injury but he’s tracking well. He’s running up and down and he can run in straight lines, but he’s not doing much lateral stuff yet.
“The medical group will tell us how far alongside he’s however he’s anticipating, when I’ve spoken to him, to be able to play in England’s first Test. That’s what he’s aiming for.”
Bairstow has indicated he would like to resume wicketkeeping duties when he returns for Yorkshire, giving him another route back into the England side.
His sensational run of Test form last year, when he smashed four brilliant centuries, came as a specialist batter, but fellow Yorkshireman Harry Brook has excelled at number five since stepping up in Bairstow’s absence over the winter.
“Part of the job in county cricket is to arrange gamers for England. If England put in a request then we might be loopy to not accommodate them, particularly in an Ashes 12 months,” Gibson said.
“We will definitely attempt to accommodate that request, if and when it comes.”
(With inputs from AFP)
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