Mark Wood's pace down to a longer run-up as he takes maiden five-wicket haul against West Indies on day three The rediscovery of Mark Wood’s 90mph magic comes after changing his run-up The 29-year-old unleashed from his new longer run-up for the first time in Tests He took a maiden five-wicket haul against West Indies on day three of third Test
By Richard Gibson for the Daily Mail
Published: 22:53 GMT, 11 February 2019 | Updated: 23:42 GMT, 11 February 2019
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The rediscovery of Mark Wood’s 90mph magic comes at the end of a Test winter in which he has reconfigured his approach to the crease.
The 29-year-old’s enigmatic career took in a significant spike in fortunes this week when he was unleashed from his new longer run-up for the first time in Tests and took a maiden five-wicket haul against West Indies.
However, the exhilarating performance in St Lucia was not an overnight success but several months in the making, following extensive work with England bowling coach Chris Silverwood on the one-day tour of Sri Lanka