Overview
- Wood, whose comments were reported Saturday, said he hopes to resume bowling later in the summer after a long spell out with injury.
- He said he must take it slow and warned he has maybe one more chance to get his recovery right without risking his career.
- After left‑knee surgery in March 2025, he returned for the Perth Ashes Test in November, bowled 11 overs, and was ruled out, having already missed about 15 months with elbow and knee problems.
- The 36-year-old quick has played 38 Tests and holds an England central contract through the autumn, leaving his near-term selection window tight.
- England open their home Tests against New Zealand on June 4, with Brydon Carse sidelined by a broken wrist, Jofra Archer uncertain after the IPL, and options such as Josh Tongue, Gus Atkinson, Matthew Potts, Matthew Fisher, and Sonny Baker under review.