Jerry Jones: 'We expect Miles Austin to be back this week'

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has revealed that he expects wide receiver Miles Austin to action this week against the New York Giants.

Austin has been out with a series of hamstring injuries since sustaining the ailment during his side's win over the Philadelphia Eagles on October 20, after initially being out earlier in the year with the same problem.

"He's had a good practice out there on Monday," Jones told KRLD-FM. "I think he was actually ready to go against New Orleans and he probably could have gone earlier.

"But we really wanted to be conservative on that to the end. That it works this way, to have him for these next six ballgames [is good]. I'm really, probably getting ahead of myself because of the history we've had there with him with his hamstrings.

"To have him back out there, he's our best route runner. He'll make a difference in what we're doing offensively."

The Cowboys are 5-5 in their season going into week 12.