His injury occurred during England's ICC Champions Trophy 2025 group-stage defeat to Afghanistan in Lahore after he "suffered increased stiffness and discomfort."
England fast bowler Jofra Archer is in contention to play the second Test against India at Edgbaston next month, but only if he can prove his fitness in Sussex's County Championship match against Durham, according to national selector Luke Wright, as per ESPNcricinfo.
England dealt another injury scare after Mark Wood was seen limping midway through his spell in England's Champions Trophy clash against Afghanistan on Wednesday in Lahore.
Within one night, several ICC Champions Trophy and ICC white-ball event records were broken and it was only right that the oldest superpowers of the cricketing world got the right to shatter them.
This is the highest-ever run-chase in any ICC ODI event, outdoing Pakistan's 345 against Sri Lanka at the 2023 Men's Cricket World Cup, and the highest-ever total in ICC Champions Trophy history, outdoing England by a run in this aspect. This is also the second-highest ODI run chase by Austr
While defending a massive total of 352 runs, Mark Wood delivered his first four-over spell within the first 10 overs of the innings, with an average speed of 151.2 kph. He also managed to get the big wicket of Steve Smith that put the Aussies at the backfoot early on.
Former cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar decoded Sanju Samson's pattern of dismissal in the recently concluded T20I series against England.
Left-hand batter Abhishek Sharma explosive innings of 135 runs against England guided hosts India to a massive total of 247/9 in 20 overs at the Wankhade Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.
England made one change in the playing XI, with Saqib Mahmood making way for Mark Wood for the final T20I. For India, Arshdeep Singh will have to wait for his 100th T20I wicket with seasoned pacer Mohammed Shami coming in his place.
The 166-run chase turned into a gripping affair when England staged a near-flawless comeback through debutant Brydon Carse. India needed inspiration, and set-batter Tilak Varma needed support from the other end to see off the game.