Mark Wood has reflected on the fastest and most memorable spells of his Test career as he retires from international cricket with England.
The bowler discussed the periods in which he generated his greatest pace, revisiting the spells that became the defining moments of his international career. His recollections include the dressing-room atmosphere surrounding one particularly aggressive passage of play, captured in the phrase: “The lads wanted me to stick one up him.”
Wood’s international career was marked by his role as an express-paced England bowler. In looking back at his Test spells, he focused on the intensity of fast bowling and the moments that stood out most to him and his team-mates.
His retirement brings his international career to a close, while his reflections provide an account of the spells he considers among the most significant of his time playing Test cricket for England.
