Mark Wood rocked the Aussies with the fastest recorded delivery in a Test by an Englishman and warned: “I can go even faster.”
Five-star Wood sent the speed gun into meltdown with a 96.5mph rocket as he fired England back into the Ashes hunt with his best Test figures at home. On an explosive opening day, the Ashington Express took 5-34 at Headingley as England closed on 68-3 in reply to Australia's 263 all out in the must-win third LV=Insurance Test.
Wood's first spell, averaging 93mph, was the second-fastest since modern speed guns began to clock cricket's fast show. He returned to polish off the Aussies with a spell of 4-5 in 16 balls and said: “It's an incredible feeling to take five wickets in a home Test, and it was even more special that my mam and dad were to see me raise the ball.
