Wood Injury Concern For England In Tour Match

England person an wounded interest complete accelerated bowler Mark Wood aft he suffered tightness successful his near hamstring connected nan first time of nan Ashes warm-up lucifer against England Lions.

Wood, playing for nan first clip since suffering a knee wounded successful February, near nan section midway done nan 2nd convention astatine Lilac Hill successful Perth.

The 35-year-old will person a scan connected Friday. England dream he will beryllium capable to vessel connected Saturday's 3rd and last day.

Wood bowled 8 overs successful 2 spells of four, which England said was a pre-planned workload.

He seemed successful bully spirits erstwhile he near nan field, joking pinch England Lions batter Jordan Cox, whom he had conscionable caught connected nan boundary.

But immoderate wounded to Wood will beryllium a immense interest to England fixed his wounded record.

Wood has not played a Test since August 2024, erstwhile he was ruled retired of nan remainder of that twelvemonth because of an elbow injury.

He returned successful white-ball cricket astatine nan opening of this twelvemonth but sustained a knee wounded astatine nan Champions Trophy which subsequently required surgery.

The hamstring problem is successful nan aforesaid limb connected which Wood had nan knee operation.

The circuit lucifer against nan Lions was Wood's first cricket of immoderate benignant successful 9 months and his first successful whites for 15 months.

Still, connected a slow transportation he was instantly up to precocious pace, hitting 91mph successful his first spell.

The England action for nan circuit crippled appeared to hint astatine their plans for nan first Test, pinch Wood portion of a five-man gait onslaught and frontline spinner Shoaib Bashir playing for nan Lions.

In caller years rotation has played a diminished domiciled successful Tests successful Australia, and Optus Stadium, nan venue for nan first Test against Australia starting connected 21 November, is peculiarly suited to seam.

Another England gait bowler, Brydon Carse, missed nan first time of nan circuit lucifer done unwellness but is expected to subordinate nan crippled successful nan coming days.

England skipper Ben Stokes claimed 4 wickets successful nan first 2 sessions successful his first action since July.

The all-rounder has been retired since missing nan last Test of nan bid against India pinch a enarthrosis injury.

Australia skipper and accelerated bowler Pat Cummins is retired of nan first Test pinch a backmost injury, while chap seamer Josh Hazlewood has been cleared of a hamstring problem aft an wounded scare connected Wednesday.