'It's real slow' - England bowler Mark Wood shares update on knee injury

England fast bowler Mark Wood has shared a worrying update on his knee injury that he picked up during the Ashes. The 36-year-old has acknowledged that his recovery is happening a lot slower than expected but he remains optimistic about bowling soon, be it in the nets.

Wood first picked up an injury during last year’s Champions Trophy in Pakistan. He was then ruled out for the entire English summer before returning back for the Ashes. The right-arm pacer, however, only managed 11 overs in the first Test match in Perth before being ruled out for the entire series.

Wood admitted that he will need to take things slowly due to his age and body. The England bowler also explains how his recovery process works.

"It's real slow going with the stage I am at in my career. It's quite a fine balance, where if I push this too hard then that could be it. It's six-week blocks, it's not day by day, it's specialists and rescans every six weeks. It's been improving since what I got told had been an explosion in my knee in Australia. I've started running now and I'm hoping by the next block it's in a position where maybe I can start lightly bowling,” Wood was quoted as saying on the BBC's Tailenders podcast.

Due to the slowness of his recovery, Wood has already dwelled into life outside of cricket. The fast bowler was seen commentating on Sky Sports last summer during the Test series between England and India. 

"I've started thinking about other things, doing podcasts, doing my coaching badges. I've now started to try and think for the first time about what I should do if this doesn't go well,” he added.

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