NEW DELHI (Agencies): England fast bowler Mark Wood has been ruled out of the remainder of the West Indies tour and the Indian Premier League with a right elbow injury.
The 32-year-old began struggling with the injury on the third day of the drawn first Test in Antigua. Scans have confirmed a problem and he will return home next week for “a specialist opinion regarding the management of his injury”. Wood was due to play for the Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL.
He will take an indefinite break from cricket while waiting for the elbow specialist’s opinion. England will decide later if a replacement will be called up for the third Test, which takes place in Grenada from 24-28 March.
They left out James Anderson and Stuart Broad, their top two leading wicket-takers in Tests, from the tour of the Caribbean. Neither is understood to be on the list of reserves, with Warwickshire’s Liam Norwell, 30, in contention to be called up if required. Wood was selected for the first Test of the series but was only able to bowl 17 overs before he began to feel pain on the third day.
