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Fast bowler Mark Wood, who announced his retirement in September 2026, played international cricket for which country?

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Fast bowlers who can consistently bowl above 150 km/h are rare, and England has produced only a handful in the modern era. Mark Wood grew up in the north-east of England and played county cricket for Durham throughout his career. Injuries to his ankle, elbow and knee interrupted his international career several times, making careful workload management a constant theme. England under captain Eoin Morgan and later Jos Buttler became a dominant white-ball side, winning the 2019 ODI and 2022 T20 World Cups. Wood's retirement adds to a generational change in England's pace attack after the earlier exits of James Anderson and Stuart Broad. Questions on cricket retirements appear regularly in sports current affairs.

ANew Zealand
BSouth Africa
CEngland
DAustralia
Correct Answer: EnglandYour Answer: C

Explanation

Correct answer: Option C (England). Mark Wood, born on 11 January 1990 in Ashington, Northumberland, played all his international cricket for England and retired in September 2026 at the age of 36. Wood made his England debut in 2015 and became known as one of the fastest bowlers in the world, regularly clocking above 150 km/h. Australia was one of Wood's regular opponents, and he was part of the England squad that won the 2015 Ashes, but he never played for Australia. New Zealand were the losing finalists at Lord's when Wood and England won the 2019 ODI World Cup. South Africa is another Test nation Wood faced often, yet he was never selected for them. Remember: Mark Wood was an England fast bowler and a World Cup winner in both ODI and T20 formats.

Important Notes

  • Mark Wood took 119 wickets in 38 Test matches, along with 80 ODI wickets and 54 T20 International wickets.
  • Mark Wood's hometown of Ashington is also the birthplace of England's 1966 football World Cup winners Jack and Bobby Charlton.
  • Northumbria University awarded Mark Wood an honorary Doctorate of Science in July 2026 for his services to sport.
  • Mark Wood was part of England's squad at the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia, taking nine wickets before injury.
  • Mark Wood's 54 T20 International wickets place him sixth on England's all-time list of T20I wicket-takers.

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