The 26-year-old Nottinghamshire seamer damaged ankle ligaments in his delivery stride during a warm-up game against a Cricket Australia XI in Adelaide.
And although he missed the team’s final warm-up game, he has since returned to bowling in the nets and says he is ready to play against the Aussies, if selected.
Ball and fellow seamer Craig Overton are vying for a pace in England’s seam attack, alongside Jimmy Anderson, fellow Notts bowler Stuart Broad and Chris Woakes.
“I feel like I have had enough bowling so, hopefully, come the first day, I will be ready to go,” said Ball. “I had my eyes closed for a split second when I went over my ankle. It did hurt at the time, but I managed to get a bit of movement while I was out there and, walking off, I didn’t seem too bad.
“As soon as I got the results back from the scan, it was all positive and really good. The medical staff have been amazing and have sorted me out and I am back fully fit now.
“I am really confident in what I am doing at the minute and I think that is what made the injury all the more frustrating.”