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Will Macpherson

Mark Wood to shadow England Test team against South Africa as he builds fitness for T20 World Cup

Mark Wood is set to be fit for England’s T20 World Cup campaign in Australia this autumn

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Mark Wood is set to shadow England’s Test team during the series against South Africa that starts next week as he looks to build up his fitness for October’s T20 World Cup.

Wood, 32, has been out since March, when he suffered an elbow injury in the first Test of the tour of the Caribbean.

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