As soon as R Ashwin comes out, England have gone to Mark Wood for some reason. Ashwin crunches the first ball away for four. The second was an effort ball, whistling past his nose. This is an interesting chat Mark Wood had with talkSPORT radio this morning.
“I’m a bit stiff, I haven’t had a run around yet. From a personal point of view I was pleased with the effort I put in more than anything else. All of the bowlers came off the field, it was hot, especially in that middle session, the heat felt like it was coming out of the ground. It was a weird sort of sensation. We had to work hard for our wickets, they played well and obviously we missed an opportunity when they were three down to make it 50-4, but, as a bowling group we can be pleased with the effort that we stuck at it.”
Prefer the run out or wickets?
“The run out, 100%! I was absolutely buzzing with that. He doesn’t know unlucky he is that guy. That very rarely happens to me. But obviously everyone’s on it, the guy’s on 99, so as a fielding group you’re trying to stop that single. I’m not sure I needed to throw it quite so hard, I threw it as hard as I could from about five yards. I mean if I clipped the stumps Jimmy was in major trouble but yeah I’m delighted, it was a big wicket at that time of day.”