Mark Wood is poised to return to England’s attack for the third Test against India that starts on Thursday, with Rehan Ahmed’s visa status the one remaining question for the tourists as they look to wrest back momentum in the series.
While Wood has been named in a 12-man squad for what could be a pivotal match at 1-1, which spinner makes way was still subject to Ahmed’s situation on Tuesday night. The 19-year-old was stopped on arrival in India on Monday after the team’s mid-series break in Abu Dhabi when his visa – originally arranged so he could be on standby for last year’s World Cup – was found to be “single entry”.
