"England 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."
"He underwent surgery for medial ligament damage on his left knee the same leg that is currently troubling him the following month. Though he hoped to return in time to play at least the final Test against India in July and he recently told the Guardian that he could have played at the back end of the season England decided to err on the side of caution so as not to jeopardise his participation in the Ashes."
Mark Wood experienced hamstring stiffness after bowling his second four-over spell in England's pre-Ashes warm-up and left the field for assessment. The team scheduled a precautionary scan to determine the extent of any damage and whether he can bowl on Saturday. Wood recently returned from medial-ligament surgery on his left knee and had been increasing training loads in New Zealand without reported problems. England had planned a cautious workload to protect his Ashes availability and will weigh immediate fitness against the risk of jeopardising selection for the opening Test in Perth.
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