Mark Wood emphasizes the importance of accurately matching the rhythm in Australia

Mark Wood was the last fast bowler left in the ashes in England, but he pointed out that Mitchell Johnson’s fluctuating fate reminded people that precision is as important as speed.

Injuries to Jofra Archer and Olly Stone made Wood the only fast player in England who can regularly break 90 mph, even though he recently injured the same left ankle, which caused many problems for his career.

Wood is one of several members of the England T20 World Cup contingent to Australia on Monday. He knows the expectations on his shoulders, even if he believes that everyone in England’s offense can play a role.

He highlighted the case of former Australian left-arm fast bowler Johnson, whose moderate performance in 2010/11 threatened England with more than four points in 2013/14 as a reason not to be too confused by speed.

Wood told the PA News Agency: “If you play at a high speed, but you spread it, it doesn’t matter to any high-level batsman, they will play it. You have to have speed, but also have considerable accuracy.

“If you play three fast bowlers, like me Jofra and Stoney, if we all play four or five pitches, it won’t help anyone. You need other guys with different skills. We need a variety of offenses.

“For me, Australia’s speed will be good, because some wickets should help the speed of bowling. I have to make sure that first I bowl fast, and secondly I bowl accurately to suit the different groups of bowlers.

“Mitchell Johnson played a high speed in the 2010/11 series, and the England team achieved a lot in the 2010/11 season, so if you leave, then it can go, but if you are in the next series Continue like Mitchell Johnson, then it may cause serious damage.”

There is no doubt that the peak of Johnson’s career appeared in the 2013/14 season. He has 37 wickets and an average score of 13.97. This is a bearded threat, full of hostility, and makes the life of the boastful England’s top players become. very uncomfortable.

Wood is known for his cheerful demeanor, so when asked if he can play a role similar to Johnson, the 31-year-old replied: “I have to be very mean and start ranting! But I’m not sure about that. it’s me.

“I want to say that I like to have fun and enjoy myself. To be a smiling assassin, I think that is a more suitable way for me.”

Since extending the run-up time, the past few years have been the best years of Wood’s career. In addition to winning the 2019 World Cup, he has averaged 25.5 points per game in nine tests since his breakthrough performance in Saint Lucia’s game against the West Indies.

But after entering and exiting the team, Wood felt that his best form might still be ahead of him, and before the Ashes series that started in Brisbane on December 8, his goal seemed to be to maintain stability, where he could stay. A lasting legacy.

He said: “I have achieved some good performances, but it is not enough in my career. I want to say that since I changed my approach, I feel much better, more like an international bowler. .

“I must continue to work hard to be better, prove people wrong, prove myself.

“I’m trying to get better, and trying to make myself a clear test game player, not just a player who goes in and out.”

When Wood reported his ankle discomfort before the T20 World Cup, England may have been worried about the worst, but after an injection of painkillers, he was able to participate in the last match of the group stage and lost to New Zealand in the semifinals. .

He revealed that the problem—diagnosed as a bone contusion—occurred in a different part of the ankle, different from the area that had plagued him in the past, and reported that the pain was gradually subtracting.

He said: “Usually you get a shot and it will heal immediately, and this has always been a proper slow burner, and it may take two to three weeks to heal normally.

“It will play in my mind until it settles down completely. Being able to play in the semifinals in a huge game and still playing at over 90 mph gives me great confidence. Even with pain, I You can still play and hope to show up in pain.”

He is ready to overcome any painful obstacles to help the cause of England, adding: “As a fast bowler, this is a huge series for me, and I may never go to Australia again at my age.

“I’m a proud Englishman, so I will try my best to win, other than that, you don’t know what will happen. If that is my last series in England, then hope it will be a game. victory.”