Mark Wood leaves Ashes warmup match with hamstring stiffness

Fast bowler Mark Wood has experienced “stiffness in his hamstring” on the first day of England’s only warmup match before the Ashes test series in Australia begins next week

November 13, 2025 at 4:31 a.m. ESTJust now

PERTH, Australia — Fast bowler Mark Wood experienced “stiffness in his hamstring” on the first day of England’s only warmup match before the Ashes series begins next week in Australia, the team said Thursday.

Wood bowled eight overs – a pre-planned amount, according to the England and Wales Cricket Board — before leaving the field at Perth’s Lilac Hill in the tour match against the England Lions.

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