"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. A nervous flyer, and with the two-day finish having opened up an 11-day gap before the day-night second Test starts at the Gabba on 4 December,"
"If I could drive across the country, I would, said the 35-year-old, speaking to former teammate Stuart Broad on the For The Love Of Cricket podcast. I did speak to a local who said if you go across the country, that's a big danger. So you'd have to drive around the coast. But I did look at it. England are yet to announce whether any first-team players will divert to Canberra for the two-day pink-ball match against the Prime Minister's XI next weekend."
"Wood, a precious asset only just back from knee surgery in March, will be kept in cotton wool but the batters have been given the option to play. Both the result and the nature of the two-day defeat at Perth Stadium has left a good number of the 9,000 England supporters who made the trip angered and triggered by a fair degree of ridicule in the Australian media. In the immediate aftermath, the mood inside the England dressing room was just as bleak."
Mark Wood weighed driving from Perth to Brisbane, a 2,500-mile journey over four days, to fill spare time after England's chastening Ashes start. England suffered a severe batting collapse on day two at Perth Stadium, enabling Australia to take a 1-0 lead following Travis Head's 69-ball century. Wood, a nervous flyer recently returned from knee surgery, investigated the road option but was warned of danger and coastal routes. England have not confirmed whether first-team players will play the two-day pink-ball match in Canberra. The two-day defeat angered many travelling England supporters and prompted ridicule in Australian media, leaving the dressing-room mood bleak.
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