Wood feared his England career was finished

AFP, BRISTOL: Mark Wood said he thought his hopes of playing for England again “had gone” after he made a wicket-taking return to international duty against Ireland.
The 27-year-old Durham fast bowler's career has been beset by persistent injury problems caused by the strain he puts on his left ankle in his delivery stride.
And when it was announced in October that he would need a third operation in 12 months, Wood feared his England career might be cut short.
That made the sight of Wood clean bowling Ireland opener Paul Stirling middle stump with a delivery that then saw the ball speed to the boundary such a heartening one for player and country alike
“It's not something that I thought at times would happen over the winter,” Wood told reporters after returning figures of one for 24 in six overs in England's seven-wicket one-day international win over Ireland at Bristol on Friday.
All of Wood's eight Tests to date came in his breakthrough year of 2015, with the Durham man taking the wicket that sealed England's Ashes series victory over Australia at Trent Bridge.
Wood was back in England action last year after his first two ankle operations to star in four ODIs against Pakistan, only for the pain and more surgery to once again interrupt his career.
“I had questioned at times whether I would actually ever play for England again,” he said.
“After the first two operations, I always believed I would get back. But then this one, because (the recovery) didn't happen at the same rate as it did previously, I was a little bit unsure if I would ever get back to the standard I wanted to set and the pace I wanted to bowl at.”

Wood feared his England career was finished

AFP, BRISTOL: Mark Wood said he thought his hopes of playing for England again had gone after he made a wicket-taking return to international duty against Ireland. The 27-year-old Durham fast bowlers career has been beset by persistent injury problems caused by the strain he puts on his left ankle in his delivery stride. And when it was announced in October that he would need a third operation in 12 months, Wood feared his England career might be cut short. That made the sight of Wood clean bowling Ireland opener Paul Stirling middle stump with a delivery that then saw the ball speed to the boundary such a heartening one for player and country alike Its not something that I thought at times would happen over the winter, Wood told reporters after returning figures of one for 24 in six overs in Englands seven-wicket one-day international win over Ireland at Bristol on Friday. All of Woods eight Tests to date came in his breakthrough year of 2015, with the Durham man taking the wicket that sealed Englands Ashes series victory over Australia at Trent Bridge. Wood was back in England action last year after his first two ankle operations to star in four ODIs against Pakistan, only for the pain and more surgery to once again interrupt his career. I had questioned at times whether I would actually ever play for England again, he said. After the first two operations, I always believed I would get back. But then this one, because (the recovery) didnt happen at the same rate as it did previously, I was a little bit unsure if I would ever get back to the standard I wanted to set and the pace I wanted to bowl at.