I've been told not to lift my kids up - Wood on injury

England bowler Mark Wood says he has been told to “stop picking his kids up” pinch his correct limb because of his elbow injury.

Wood, 34, has been ruled retired of nan remainder of 2024 pinch “bone stress” successful his correct elbow.

He is targeting a return for England successful nan caller twelvemonth but will person further tests successful nan coming days to found nan grade of nan injury.

“There is thing I tin really do connected my correct side,” Wood told BBC’s Test Match Special.

“I person been told to extremity picking my kids up pinch my correct arm. I person to do everything pinch my left.”

Wood’s wounded was revealed past period during nan Test bid against Sri Lanka. He was initially sidelined by a groin rumor but erstwhile scans revealed nan elbow wounded he was ruled retired of England’s Test tours of Pakistan and New Zealand this winter.

Wood has established himself arsenic a cardinal personnel of England’s bowling onslaught because of his expertise to vessel pinch utmost pace. That is seen arsenic important to England’s hopes of regaining nan Ashes successful Australia successful 2025-26.

“It was a bizarre injury,” he said.

“I had a spot of a groin tweak and went for a scan pinch a stiff elbow, which is not uncommon for a accelerated bowler.

“I was reasoning I mightiness request an injection, which would springiness maine a cleanable clip play pinch having nan groin injury."

Wood said nan expert was concerned by nan results of nan scan connected his elbow and said it required much checks.

“They said I person immoderate bony accent successful my elbow," added Wood. "I must person been playing pinch it.

“They were worried it would beryllium a accent fracture but I person sewage to spot a master successful different fewer days to find that.”