Mark Wood was in discomfort while bowling his fourth over of the innings, and physio came to attend him.
England’s injury concerns increase as their premium pacer Mark Wood limps off the field during the ongoing Champions Trophy 2025 fixture against England in Lahore. He was in discomfort while bowling his fourth over of the innings, and physio came to attend him.
The initial treatment didn’t work for Wood, but he decided to complete his over while enduring the pain. After completing the set somehow, he walked off to get further aid, but the injury looks serious for now.
He was in discomfort while completing the over, which has left England concerned since he is one of their mainstays in this format. Wood was bowling well with the new ball before this unfortunate injury broke his rhythm, and he had to walk off midway through the innings.
Wood is highly injury-prone and has just recovered from an elbow injury that kept him out for the last few months of 2024. He also sustained a left knee injury last year, which kept him out of the action for a while, but he returned to the setup in June with a T20I match against Pakistan.
While Mark Wood has returned to the field, it will be interesting to see whether he can bowl with full stream again. Another key point will be whether he can bowl all ten overs in this innings because England don’t have too many options.
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If he can’t complete his quota, the immediate impact of this injury to Mark Wood will be seen in the ongoing game against Afghanistan. England went with only three specialist bowlers – Jofra Archer, Mark Wood, and Adil Rashid – in the XI while expecting Jamie Overton, Liam Livingstone, and Joe Root to work as the fourth and fifth bowlers.
If Wood doesn’t complete his set, the pressure will mount on Overton to bowl all ten overs, which can backfire, given he has never done it before in ODIs. He is not a ten-over bowler, either.
The same goes for Livingstone and Root, who will need to bowl more overs than initially anticipated due to this unfortunate injury. Further, England are already missing Brydon Carse, who injured his toe in the opening contest against Australia, and they will need to bring a fresh pacer for the tournament if Wood exacerbates his injury.
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