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Wood said it was the “natural time” to retire at the end of his central contract with England. “I’ve always tried to be resilient and come back from injury to prove people wrong and show everyone what I can do,” Wood said in a statement. “Unfortunately this time I lost the battle. “On medical advice, test cricket and 50-over cricket are not possible, so the England dream has slowly been ground out of me over the past year.” Wood, who plays county cricket for Durham in the north of England, said playing for his country was a “dream come true.” “The little lad in me would be so chuffed to have played so much for England,” he said. “To travel the world, meet incredible people and play against the best, is something I feel incredibly lucky to have done, doing something I have loved.” Wood finishes his 11-year international career with 119 wickets from 38 tests and 54 wickets in 38 T20s, with nine coming in England's World Cup-winning campaign in Australia in 2022.
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