{"id":141315,"date":"2026-03-13T23:20:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T04:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=141315"},"modified":"2026-03-13T23:20:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T04:50:37","slug":"england-speedster-wood-making-slow-progress-in-return-from-knee-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=141315","title":{"rendered":"England speedster Wood making slow progress in return from knee injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-70742281\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">England paceman Mark Wood said his recovery from a knee injury is \u201creal \u200bslow going\u201d but the 36-year-old knows that \u200cat this stage of his career it \u200bcould all be over if \u2060he pushes too hard.<\/p>\n<p>Wood returned to the longest format after 15 months to feature in the \u200cfirst Ashes test against Australia in November, but was ruled out of \u200cthe remainder of the series following a \u200crecurrence \u2060of a left knee injury.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s \u2060real slow going with the stage I am at in my career,\u201d Wood told the BBC\u2019s Tailenders podcast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s \u200bquite a fine \u200cbalance, where if I push this too hard then that could be it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s six-week blocks, it\u2019s not day by day, it\u2019s \u200cspecialists and rescans every six weeks. \u200bIt\u2019s been improving since what I got told had been an explosion \u2060in my knee in Australia.<\/p>\n<p><b>ALSO READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/salman-ali-agha-run-out-mehidy-hasan-controversy-video-pakistan-vs-bangladesh-2nd-odi\/article70740439.ece\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">WATCH: Salman Agha\u2019s controversial run out during BAN vs PAK 2nd ODI<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve started running now and I\u2019m hoping by the next block \u200cit\u2019s in a position where maybe I can start lightly bowling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wood, who has taken 253 international wickets in 38 Tests, 70 ODIs and 38 Twenty 20s, said the latest spell on the sidelines has \u200cmade him start thinking about life beyond the \u200bsport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve started thinking about other things, doing podcasts, doing my coaching badges,\u201d he \u2060said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve now started to try and think \u2060for the first time about what I should do if this doesn\u2019t go \u200cwell.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>England will next host New Zealand in a three-match Test series in June.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Mar 14, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/international\/england-mark-wood-fast-bowler-knee-injury-update-retirement-news-latest-news\/article70742281.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England paceman Mark Wood said his recovery from a knee injury is \u201creal \u200bslow going\u201d but the 36-year-old knows that \u200cat this stage of his career it \u200bcould all be over if \u2060he pushes too hard. 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