In Perth, England lost nine wickets for 99 runs before Travis Head smashed a blistering 123 to chase down 205. Wood was battling a knee injury before the series and played in the opening match but was subsequently ruled out of the remainder of the tour due to the same issue and has not featured in competitive cricket since then. Fast bowler Mark Wood said he looks back on his performance in England’s dismal Ashes campaign in Australia with ‘shame,’ adding that the tourists should have won the opening Test in Perth before their tour unravelled both on and off the field.
Fast bowler Mark Wood said he looks back on his performance in England’s dismal Ashes campaign in Australia with shame,’ adding that the tourists should have won the opening Test in Perth before their tour unravelled both on and off the field.
“At one point, Gus Atkinson was bowling; we were just bowling bouncers at Head, and he was smacking them, and I remember looking at the score and thinking, ‘this game is finished’.
