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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ali Martin in Lahore

England’s Mark Wood to see specialist amid knee ligament damage fears

Mark Wood with Jos Buttler during the Afghanistan defeat
Mark Wood (right) with Jos Buttler during the Afghanistan defeat, which was when the quick bowler felt the knee problem. Photograph: KM Chaudary/AP

As England prepared to sign off their failed Champions Trophy campaign against South Africa on Saturday, the news regarding Mark Wood was not promising. Already out of the match, the fast bowler is fearing the latest round of surgery in his injury-blighted career.

There will be no official update until Wood has seen a specialist back in the UK next week. However, the “locking” the 35-year-old experienced in his left knee just four overs into Wednesday’s eight-run defeat by Afghanistan is believed to relate to torn cartilage.

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