Problems increase for England as Mark Wood breaks his elbow against West Indies

Mark Wood’s heavy winter workload caught up with him as he suffered an elbow injury on day three of the first test between England and the West Indies

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Mark Wood is all but bowling in the rest of England First round with the ball after being beaten only 5 times on the third day.

In a worrying development for Britain’s callow speed attack, their fastest bowler spent most of the day being treated for an elbow injury that flared up overnight in the Caribbean.

Wood complained of soreness on arrival and was being treated by England doctors as the game began, prompting him to join his teammates later on the pitch with straps on his arms. right.

The 32-year-old fouled four times with the old ball, ending his spell of conceding nine times from the final when Nkrumah Bonner cut and pulled a double boundary.

His speed fell from the 89 mph average on day two and hit an 85 mph average when he tried to put it out. Windies batsmen hurry up.

With the second new ball arriving at 80 degrees, Joe Root called his quick man for another burst 40 minutes later, but after just one finish he had to leave the field for further treatment and failed reappears.

It means all rounder Ben Stokes was called in for more than planned as he continued to return to full fitness after a side injury.

He went up to 20 times for innings immediately after tea, and soon showed his worth by cracking Jason Holder’s prized scalp for 45.

The terms fast pitcher and elbow injury are enough to send shivers down any England fan as Jofra Archer has had the best of two years battling the problem area.

The exact nature of Wood’s injury is still unclear but as Britain’s fastest offensive bowler, it is hoped that the pain is just a reaction to bowling at a full back incline. and will subside.

Wood has never had a busy winter like this one, competing in his fifth Test but only failing one of the Adelaide Ash Tests during the Ashes Feast.

His previous best was two, and the extra workload could be taking its toll on a body that’s notoriously hard to work out and lay off.

The Durham man though has persevered and is enjoying the most stable period of his career, thanks to longer and more rhythmic runs that have kept him relatively fit.

On a slow and often unresponsive pitch, Wood’s effort was largely nullified, but with a harder and faster court expected in Barbados for the Second Test that begins Wednesday, the Losing another Test pitcher, though not self-inflicted, would be a big hit.