England lost three wickets by the stumps on Day 1 of the Leeds Test to concede advantage after bowling out Australia for 263 despite Mitchell Marsh's aggressive century.
Australia are 2-0 ahead in the five-match Ashes series and will be eager to perform well at Headingley and take an unassailable lead as there will be horrors of the 2019 Test from this very venue when Ben Stokes played an innings of a lifetime.
ENG vs PAK, 1st Test: Before the first Test match that will be played in Rawalpindi from December 1, 2022, the England cricket team have dealt with a massive blow to their fast bowling unit
Wood has taken nine wickets from four matches so far in the tournament. On the other hand, Malan sustained a groin injury in England's four-wicket win over Sri Lanka last Saturday.
Injuries of England's two key players before the World Cup semifinals are not a good sign for the team. The absence of main bowler can make cause trouble in England's bowling attack.
Wood was bought by new franchise Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 7.50 crore on the first day of the IPL auction last week.
The Indian team is 2-1 ahead in the five-match series, having won the second and fourth Tests at Lords and the Oval by 151 and 157 runs respectively.
Wood had hurt his right shoulder while fielding during the second Test at Lord's while Woakes has recovered from the heel injury
England had India on the ropes at the end of the fourth day but the visitors ran riot with an 89-run unbeaten ninth-wicket partnership between Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami, who scored a half-century.
Wood had incurred the injury during the fourth day of the second Test at the Lord's in London.
Wood had hurt his right shoulder while fielding on the fourth day and further aggravated it when he bowled through the pain during the morning session on the final day.
With just seven months to go for the T20 World Cup in India, Woods is making a conscious effort to add ammunition to his arsenal.
England beat India by eight wickets in the third T20I to take a 2-1 lead in the series.
Wood informed the franchises hours before the auction that he would not be part of the IPL mini-auction held in Chennai on Thursday.
Sri Lanka had a substandard day with the bat as they were able to post just 135 on the scoreboard.
31-year-old Bairstow has appeared in only one of England’s 12 tests since last year’s Ashes and wasn’t part of the red-ball squad for series against the West Indies and Pakistan this year.
Wood has not played a lot of cricket lately, with his appearance in the very first Test match against the West Indies in early July being the only time he played this summer.
The paceman was dropped after the first test against the West Indies in early July, didn’t play in the rest of that three-match series, and also failed to earn a recall for any of England’s three tests against Pakistan last month.
England have rested James Anderson and Mark Wood as part of their rotation policy with Stuart Broad likely to make a Manchester return.
The opening Test at the Ageas Bowl marks the resumption of international cricket in a "bio-secure" environment after all activities were suspended in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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