England's Wood out until 2025 with elbow injury

England accelerated bowler Mark Wood has been ruled retired for nan remainder of nan twelvemonth pinch a accent fracture successful his correct elbow.

The 34-year-old was already missing nan last 2 Tests of nan bid against Sri Lanka because of a thigh problem erstwhile what he described arsenic a “routine” cheque connected an aged wounded uncovered nan elbow issue.

Wood will miss nan Test tours of Pakistan successful October and New Zealand successful December, pinch an England connection saying he is targeting a return for nan Champions Trophy successful February.

Writing connected Instagram, Wood said: "I person been down this way earlier and will put successful each nan difficult yards down nan scenes.

"I americium very proud to correspond my state and location is nary amended feeling. See you for immoderate rockets successful 2025!"

Wood has established himself arsenic a first-choice personnel of England's gait onslaught since returning to nan squad for nan 3rd Ashes Test against Australia this summer.

He has been successful electrifying shape this summer, astatine 1 constituent rubbing 97mph successful nan second-Test triumph complete West Indies astatine Trent Bridge.

The Durham man limped retired of nan first-Test conclusion of Sri Lanka astatine Old Trafford and was subsequently ruled retired for nan remainder of nan series.

He antecedently had room connected his correct elbow successful 2022.

"Medical scans person confirmed that Wood has a bony accent wounded of nan correct elbow," said nan England statement. "He had noticed expanding stiffness and discomfort successful his elbow during nan Test bid against nan West Indies earlier successful nan summer."

Wood added: "Right, immoderate beautiful rubbish news…

"During what I thought was regular cheque connected a antecedently troublesome elbow, I was shocked to study I've sewage immoderate bony accent successful my correct elbow. I'm particularly amazed because I’ve been playing Test cricket and kept my speeds up.

"I will miss nan remainder of nan twelvemonth needing clip to remainder and build up, afloat expecting to beryllium backmost and firing successful early 2025."

England person refreshed their Test squad this summertime pinch an oculus connected nan Ashes circuit of 2025-26.

Wood appears cardinal to their prospects of regaining nan urn, pinch his precocious gait a captious limb connected Australian pitches.

The gait onslaught has undergone important upheaval pursuing nan retirements of Stuart Broad and James Anderson, while Ollie Robinson has been discarded.

Josh Tongue, Jamie Overton, Dillon Pennington are each injured, and Brydon Carse is only conscionable returning from a prohibition for historical gambling offences.

Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Matthew Potts and Olly Stone person been successful nan squad for nan Sri Lanka series, while for nan last Test England person handed a debut to 20-year-old Leicestershire left-armer Josh Hull.