Xtra Time Web Desk: England Head Coach and selector Chris Silverwood will have plenty of worries as he picks the squad for the third test against India at Headingley starting August 25. England fast bowler Mark Wood is the latest addition to the list of injuries as looks doubtful after suffering a shoulder injury on the fourth day of the second match against India at Lord’s.
With Stuart Broad, Jofra Archer and Chris Woakes already missing the series due to injuries and Ben Stokes taking an indefinite break to focus on his mental wellbeing, England had fielded a depleted XI and now, Wood, too, might join the list of absentees.
“The medics are working on him, we’ll find out more in the next couple of days,” England’s head coach Chris Silverwood said on Tuesday.
“We will make a decision, along with him and our medics, closer to the time. But if he’s not right, he’s not right. I certainly won’t push him into playing if he tells me he’s not right. I will look after him.”
Wood had hurt his right shoulder while fielding on the fourth day and further aggravated it when he bowled through the pain during the morning session on the final day.
India are 1-0 in the five match series with three more tests to go.