– Vinay Kumar
The first match of the 3-match Test series between Pakistan and England (England vs Pakistan Test Series, 2022 England on Pakistan Tour) will start from Thursday, 1 December. After 17 years, the England team will play a Test series on the tour of Pakistan. The first match of this series will be held in Rawalpindi. But, just before the first match, England got a big blow. England’s dangerous fast bowler Mark Wood will not be able to play in this match due to injury.
England got tension due to Mark Wood’s injury
England Test Team Chief Coach Brendon McCullum said in his statement that Mark Wood is not fully fit yet. Because of this, he will not be able to play the first match of this series. Significantly, due to hip injury, he could not play even in the ICC T20 World Cup, 2022 Australia. It was expected that he would be fully fit before the Test series against Pakistan, but it did not happen. Whose team is worried about England.
Remind you that Mark Wood was not involved in the practice session even after reaching Pakistan due to not being fully fit. England Test team captain Ben Stokes (Ben Stokes Captain Team England) expects Mark Wood to play in the last 2 Test matches of the series.
Significantly, after about 17 years, the England team will play the Test series (Pakistan vs England Test Series, 2022 England on Pakistan Tour) on the tour of Pakistan. Remind you that before the T20 World Cup, England’s T20I team went on a tour of Pakistan and a 7-match T20I Series (Pakistan vs England T20I Series, 2022) was played between the two countries. In which England named the series.