England's stormy bowler Mark Wood is out of the team for the whole year. He has a bone stress injury in his right elbow. Due to this, he will no longer be able to play on the tour of Pakistan and New Zealand. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has also issued a press release in this matter. The board has stated in it that during the Test series against the West Indies, the 34-year-old fast bowler felt stiffness and discomfort in his elbow. After this, he played the first Test match against Sri Lanka, in which he suffered an injury in his right thigh. After this, he was scanned, which revealed both injuries. However, his injury will bring relief to Pakistan, because Wood's record against them is excellent.

Expected to return in 2025

The England Cricket Board said that Wood is currently under the supervision of the medical team and is recovering. At the same time, the England fast bowler expressed surprise about his injury. He has also posted on social media about his injury. In this post, Wood said that he was surprised to know about the bone stress injury during a routine check.

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The reason he gave behind this was that he was continuously playing Test cricket and bowling at a good pace. He was not even aware of this injury. However, after the groin injury at Old Trafford, he approached his medical team, after which this picture has surfaced. Wood has expressed hope of returning in early 2025.

Relief to Pakistan

Pakistan cricket is going through its worst phase at the moment. Recently, it had to face defeat in a Test series for the first time at the hands of Bangladesh at home. Earlier, the England team had defeated Pakistan at its home in 2022. Mark Wood had an important contribution in this. England has to tour Pakistan in October. Now, with Wood out, it will get a sigh of relief.

Mark Wood's record against Pakistan is excellent. He has taken 16 wickets in 10 innings against Pakistan. Not only this, Wood's career's best bowling average is against Pakistan after West Indies. He has taken wickets against Pakistan at an average of 25.87. Apart from this, Wood has taken the most wickets against Pakistan after Australia (41), New Zealand (17) and West Indies (18).