Former England captain has mirrored on Mark Wooden’s recent harm setback after the pacer has been dominated out of the remaining Ashes Assessments, saying the seamer’s physique simply retains “letting him down”.
Wooden solely returned to motion within the first Check in Perth after eight months out following knee surgical procedure. The 35-year-old subsequently suffered swelling in the identical left knee and was pressured to overlook the second Check. He’ll now return dwelling to start rehabilitation and restoration.
“It’s a enormous blow to the crew and the person. The crew since you need all of your bowlers out there, particularly going into the ultimate three Assessments which might be one after one other. We have now had huge gaps up to now, however after the third Check, they arrive thick and quick. England could not have been in a position to go along with Wooden and Jofra Archer once more, but when Archer wanted a relaxation, Wooden may have are available in and that isn’t attainable now,” Hussain stated on Sky Sports activities.
Earlier than the Perth Check, Wooden had not performed red-ball cricket for England in 15 months resulting from an elbow harm adopted by knee surgical procedure. He is likely one of the quickest bowlers to ever play for England; Wooden has taken 119 wickets in 38 Assessments since making his debut in 2015. He was a part of the crew that received the Ashes in 2015, lifted the 2019 50-over World Cup and was within the England squad that received the T20 World Cup in 2022.
It is soul-destroying for him.
“He has been round for a decade and performed 38 Assessments. He might be very down in the meanwhile and I hope it is not the final we see of him in Assessments. He turns 36 subsequent month and at that age it is extremely troublesome to maintain getting back from accidents,” Hussain added.