Ross: Players showing no ill effects from our Covid-enforced lay-off

Jack Ross believes Hibernian have got themselves back on track since their Covidenforced break.

The Easter Road side have won two and lost two of their matches since returning to action following a three-and-ahalf week shutdown caused by an outbreak of the disease among their squad.

Prior to that, Hibs had lost four matches on the spin. However, despite 1-0 defeats to Ross County and Rangers over the past week-and-a-half, Ross believes his sixthplace team have shown enough overall to suggest they are well over their October form dip.

He said: “Since the Covid-enforced break we’ve looked like a better team. We look a strong team again.

“We’ve had a mixed bag in terms of results – two wins and two defeats – but I think we’ve got a strong case to say we shouldn’t have lost the two we lost.

“Players are generally quite honest and understanding of where they’re at, so I’ve got a group who are really disappointed because they know they should have taken something from the Rangers game.

“But they also understand that as a team they look pretty strong at the moment, and that gives us encouragement.

“We’ve got to turn that into a consistent run of results again though, to push us back up the table.”

Hibs’ cause should be aided by the availability of key striker Christian Doidge for tomorrow’s match at home to Motherwell after a two-game suspension.

Jack Ross is pleased with Hibs’ upturn in form.