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Mark Wood has been told he could yet feature in the Ashes, with the fast but fragile Durham seamer having had sugar injections in his troublesome left ankle in a bid to get fit and firing.
The 27-year-old, who claimed the wicket that saw the urn regained at Trent Bridge in 2015, missed out on a tour place following another summer of injury frustration but is part of the Lions side who are in Australia and helped the senior side’s preparations in Brisbane this week.
After a impressive Champions Trophy campaign in June that included a four-wicket haul against Australia, Wood played only two Tests in the South Africa series, as he struggled to maintain his ideal speed of 90mph because of a sore heel and claimed one victim.
His England central contract was withdrawn at the end of the season but talks have encouraged him that a call-up could follow if he proves his fitness for the Lions in their three-day game against Queensland next week and
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Wood said: “I had meetings with [team director] Andrew Strauss, [coach] Trevor Bayliss and [selector] James Whitaker at the end of the season. They said if I got my body right I’d be in a position still to have an impact in the series.
“I’m not here to put any of the [Test] lads under pressure. I’ve had enough injuries myself to know you don’t want people to go through that. But if there is an injury I might be in the background and out with the Lions doing well. I can just slot in.”
After the three ankle operations followed his breakthrough international summer two years ago, England’s latest approach to getting Wood back on the field is to improve the joint through prolotherapy – an
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Wood said: “It basically messes up your ligament, scars it up and when it heals, it heals itself tighter. It’s to stop them having to put so much tape on my ankle [for support]. It’s a horrible injection but I should be tough being from up north.”
Before leaving his role as England’s bowling coach at the
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“The mental part of the game has been the worst for me. Physically it has been frustrating but it is that battle in your head. I want to get back to thinking about a battle with the batsman. I really do believe in myself. When I’m
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Asked how he rated his career to date, Wood replied: “Five out of
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