Experienced midfielder running again as he tries to come back from back injury.

Crewe Alexandra’s vice-captain David Fox has begun running again as he steps up his rehabilitation from the back injury he sustained away at Blackpool in late October.

The former Norwich and Colchester United midfielder is still a few weeks away a return to full training but he continues to improve.

Steve Davis provided an update of Fox’s progress during his press briefing this morning. The Crewe boss told us: “Foxy has started running again but he is still feeling some discomfort and he is not totally free of the pain in his lower back yet.

“He continues to push on but we will be cautious with him and make sure he is right because we don’t want him to suffer a set-back.

“We will only bring him back into training once he is completely right. He is working hard and it will a long process as we wait for him to heal naturally.”