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Mark Wood wants to play all five Ashes Tests this winter as he prepares to shoulder the burden of being the only out-and-out fast bowler in England’s squad.
Joe Root’s Plan A had been to hit Australia with a three-pronged express-pace attack, but injuries to Jofra Archer and Olly Stone have meant Wood is the last man standing.
‘Why couldn’t I back up five games if I’m looked after well and I’m bowling well?’ he said. ‘My injury history would suggest that I will probably need a rest, but I feel good and have backed up games in the last year two or three times.
Mark Wood wants to play all five Ashes Tests this winter for Joe Root's England side
‘I’ve been in discussion with the coach and the physios about how my body’s feeling, if it’s right for me to be bowling at 90 mile an hour, and having that snap, pace and threat.
‘If that’s not there, then maybe I
