Among the notable retention made by the ECB in announcing their pace-heavy 13-man squad and nine reserves for the West Indies opener is Joe Denly.
England's World Cup hero Stokes was on Tuesday named captain for the opening Test against West Indies in place of Joe Root
Wood, however, said the continued ban on cricket around the country doesn't make sense when the lockdown has been eased.
England's 30-member training group will be preparing for the Test series at the Ageas Bowl's bio-secure bubble, which is set to host the opening match on July 8.
The COVID-19 pandemic has so far killed over 80,000 globally and infected nearly 1.5 million and Wood said he too worries about his family's health.
South Africa was all out for 274 in its second innings on the fourth day at the Wanderers, way off its world-record target of 466.
Mark Wood calls the win against New Zealand at his home ground the proudest moment of his career.
Mark Wood pulled up because of an issue with his calf during the fourth over of the first warm-up match against Australia which the Aaron-led side won by 12 runs in Southampton.
Injury scares to Jofra Archer and Mark Wood forced assistant coach Paul Collingwood to field against Australia in the warm-up match.
Wood registered around 150 kph on the speed gun as he wrapped up his first Test five-wicket haul.
Wood said England will be considering the series finale against India as a must-win game akin to a World Cup semi-final or final to adapt to pressure situations accordingly.
Having brought by CSK for Rs 1.5 crores, Wood went on to make his IPL debut against Mumbai Indians in the opening match of the 11th edition at the Wankhede Stadium, but he failed to add any wicket to his tally while conceding 49 runs.
Jonny Bairstow and Mark Wood helped mask the deficiencies of an England batting lineup which earlier had been exposed by Tim Southee, who took 5-60.
The highly-rated Durham bowler, who regularly clocks 140kmph, said he wants to thrive under pressure and can learn from the legends of the game.
However, the pacer's inclusion in the squad for the third Test in Perth looks unlikely, with coach Trevor Bayliss hinting that he is most likely to go with an unchanged squad that slumped to a huge 120-run defeat against Australia at the Adelaide.
Leeds, England (AP): England seamer Mark Wood removed Martin Guptill and Ross Taylor just before tea to slow New Zealand's charge on day three of the second test, leaving the tourists on 143-4 as
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