Arthur Crabtree wrote:Welcome wicket for Wood after a nightmare day/(night).
When you put Wood's career into context, he's the second worst seamer of his career span to take 50 wickets in test cricket, second only to Kamara who was about 17-18 and hadnt played a single second of FC domestic cricket when he debuted (and who has had to play the majority of his cricket on pitches where most teams poney up three front line spinners).... and considering the other spinners are all billed as all-rounders, save for Bishoo and Mehedy, the latter of which was also about 17-18 on debut, he's arguably the worst bowler consistently picked in test cricket when you think he plays most of his games on pitches highly favourable, and in matches where totals are becoming historically low.
Average of just under 45 in this series. He's just turned 32 and is unreliable when it comes to long term availabilty.
Backing him to clean up the tail for nowt tomorrow, and guaranteeing himself another 7 years of instant selection when fit, and the mediocre performance along with it.
Seriously though, how is Wood always in the team when available? Hes been constantly rubbish