Mark Wood has emerged as a major doubt for England’s first Ashes Test after suffering a hamstring injury on day one of their only pre-series warm-up match.
An in-house outing against Andrew Flintoff’s England Lions at Lilac Hill might otherwise have been notable for fit-again captain Ben Stokes taking six for 52, proving his readiness to lead the fight against Australia, but Wood’s fitness scare overshadowed proceedings.
