England’s express pacer Mark Wood has been ruled out of England’s upcoming series’ versus Pakistan and New Zealand, due to a bone-stress injury on his right elbow. As per an ECB release, Wood “had noticed increasing stiffness and discomfort in his elbow” during the two-match Test series against the West Indies.
Mark Wood Sustains Elbow Injury
In fact, during the first Test against Sri Lanka, he had suffered a thigh injury as well, and had to sit out for the remainder of the match. In an Instagram post, Wood revealed, in what was a regular scan for the injury, turned out to be a major injury.
“During what I thought was routine check on a previously troublesome elbow, I was shocked to learn I’ve got some bone stress in my right elbow,” Wood wrote. “After the minor groin injury at Emirates Old Trafford, me and the medical team felt it was a good time to get my elbow looked at as it was a bit irritated. I’d put that down to the normal niggles every fast bowler gets and which I was playing through.
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“I’m especially surprised because I’ve been playing Test cricket and kept my speeds up,” he said. “I work incredibly hard on my fitness, putting in extra work with coaches and physios making this even more disappointing. However, I guess this is, ‘part of being a fast bowler’, like Stokesy says.”
“I will miss the rest of the year needing time to rest and build up, fully expecting to be back and firing in early 2025. I have been down this path before and will put in all the hard yards behind the scenes. I am very proud to represent my country and there is no better feeling.”
