16 h. ago Mark Wood lifts the lid on the scenes in the England dressing room after one of the most devastating Ashes losses ever

Mark Wood has lifted the lid on the mood inside England's dressing room, also revealing many of the team's players had spent the following day locked away in their rooms.

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45 h. ago England plot route to Ashes recovery as Mark Wood admits they were ‘hit hard in round one’

Nervous flyer considered driving from Perth to BrisbaneTourists yet to decide if Test players will play tour matchMark Wood has considered driving straight from Perth to Brisbane – a 2,500 mile (4,000 km) journey over four days – just to fill the extra time created by the chastening start to England’s much-hyped Ashes moonshot.The fast bowler was among a side left “shellshocked” by the galling batting collapse on the second day at Perth Stadium that allowed Australia to power to a one-nil series lead through Travis Head’s remarkable 69-ball century. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Ashes 2025 live: Australia v England score and updates from eagerly

Ben Stokes’ side face Australia in Perth to kick off the Ashes down under, with a major call on Mark Wood and Shoaib Bashir expected at the toss

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6 d. ago England opt for bold strategy for Ashes opener as Mark Wood brushes off injury concern

Mark Wood has been named in England's 12-man squad for the first Ashes Test against Australia in Perth on Friday, with Shoaib Bashir expected to be the substitute

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6 d. ago Ashes 2025 live: England make Mark Wood decision as first Test team named

England eye a first away Ashes victory since 2010-11, with Australia hit by injuries to Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood

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6 d. ago England’s two options to seize huge Ashes opportunity against vulnerable Australia

With the hosts missing captain Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood for the first Test, now is the time for England to press every big red button they can as they chase a first Ashes win down under since 2011

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7 d. ago ‘Absolutely rapid’ Mark Wood hands England boost before Ashes opener

There is renewed optimism in the camp that the quickest bowler in the country could be ready for Friday’s Perth opener

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1 week ago England given Mark Wood injury update as ANOTHER Australia star ruled out of Ashes opener

Australia's preparations for the 2025-26 Ashes have been derailed once again, but it's good news for England after a scan on Mark Wood's hamstring came back clear

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1 week ago Josh Hazlewood ruled out for first Ashes Test in huge blow for Australia as England given Mark Wood boost

Hazlewood, who has a hamstring injury, joins captain Pat Cummins in missing the series opener in Perth

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1 week ago Josh Hazlewood ruled out of Ashes opener in fresh blow to Australia bowling stocks

Michael Neser added to first Test squad already missing Pat Cummins England’s Mark Wood available after being cleared of hamstring injuryJosh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the first Ashes Test after a second scan on the hamstring injury he initially reported during the recent Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and Victoria found a low-grade tear.The news came hours after England announced that scans on Mark Wood, whose own participation in the opening Test had been thrown into doubt after he reported stiffness in his left hamstring on the first day of their warm-up game against the Lions at Lilac Hill, had found no injury. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Josh Hazlewood ruled out of Ashes opener in fresh blow to Australia

Neser added to first Test squad already missing CumminsWood available after being cleared of hamstring injuryJosh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the first Ashes Test after a second scan on the hamstring injury he initially reported during the recent Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and Victoria found a low-grade tear.The news came hours after England announced that scans on Mark Wood, whose own participation in the opening Test had been thrown into doubt after he reported stiffness in his left hamstring on the first day of their warm-up game against the Lions at Lilac Hill, had found no injury. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Josh Hazlewood ruled out of Ashes opener but England’s Mark Wood is fit

Neser added to first Test squad already missing CumminsBoost for tourists as bowler is cleared of hamstring injuryJosh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the first Ashes Test after a second scan on the hamstring injury he initially reported during the recent Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and Victoria found a low-grade tear.The news came hours after England announced that scans on Mark Wood, whose own participation in the opening Test had been thrown into doubt after he reported stiffness in his left hamstring on the first day of their warm-up game against the Lions at Lilac Hill, had found no damage. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Ben Stokes told he has perfect replacement ready as England suffer Ashes injury scare

Ben Stokes and England head to Perth for the first Ashes Test next week with fitness concerns surrounding Mark Wood, who suffered a hamstring scare early in the three-day warm-up match against the England Lions.

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1 week ago England suffer injury scare to key fast bowler during Ashes warm

Quick bowled eight overs on his return to the side before leaving the field

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1 week ago Mark Wood suffers Ashes scare as Ben Stokes comes back firing

Captain Stokes’ six wickets against the England Lions were overshadowed by a hamstring problem for paceman Wood.

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1 week ago Mark Wood a doubt for Ashes opener after injuring hamstring during warm

Wood bowled eight overs against England Lions but now faces a scan on his hamstring

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1 week ago Ashes injury scare for England with Mark Wood in hospital for scan on hamstring

Tourists endure chilling start in only warm-up matchFellow quick Carse missed game with stomach issuesEngland endured the most chilling of starts to their Ashes warm-up with a potential injury to Mark Wood meaning the key fast-bowler will start the second day of their solitary pre-series fixture in hospital rather than on the pitch.Wood reported “stiffness in his hamstring” at the end of his second four-over spell against the Lions at Lilac Hill and will have a precautionary scan on Friday morning to assess the extent of any damage. Continue reading...

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1 week ago BREAKING: England suffer Ashes injury scare with bowler set for scan before opening test

England have already suffered an injury scare in the warm-up match against the Lions ahead of the Ashes getting underway later this month, with a key bowler to undergo a scan

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3 w. ago Mark Wood reveals key change in England team from previous disastrous Ashes tour

The fast bowler is set to return to action as England bid to win in Australia for the first time in 15 years

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3 w. ago Mark Wood: ‘We’re going to the Ashes with an Australia blueprint to put their batters under pressure’

Fast bowler says England have confidence and belief as he prepares for what could be his final series against the old foe“My dad would be Australia and I’d be England,” Mark Wood says with a wry smile when remembering his first Ashes Tests as a boy in his back garden in Ashington, Northumberland. “I’d try to copy Darren Gough, Andrew Caddick, Matthew Hoggard and, later, Jimmy Anderson, who I’d go on and play with. My dad, who didn’t do the actions so well, had to be Glenn McGrath, Jason Gillespie and Shane Warne. He was most proud of his Gillespie but his Warne wasn’t great.”Wood snorts at the idea that his dad, Derek, might have let him win most of those matches. “No, no, no. It was proper cricket. You had to give each other lbw and every time I hit my dad in the leg he’d be going: ‘No, that’s going over’ or ‘That’s down the leg side.’ I was like: ‘Dad, that was plumb.’ I had to get my DRS right.” Continue reading...

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