Wood has taken 119 wickets in 39 Tests for England Fast bowler Mark Wood has admitted life after cricket is in his thoughts if recovery from his latest injury "doesn't go well". The 36-year-old returned to Test cricket in the 2025-26 Ashes series after 15 months out with an elbow injury followed by knee surgery. He returned to bowl just 11 overs in the first Ashes Test in November, which England lost inside two days. He then missed the second Test with swelling in the knee and was subsequently ruled out of the tour. "It's real slow going with the stage I'm at in my career," said Wood as he gave an update on his recovery to the Tailenders podcast. "It's quite a fine balance, where if I push this too hard then that could be it." The Durham bowler explained there had been improvement in the condition of his knee, with his recovery split into two phases "It's six-week blocks, it's not day by day, it's specialists and rescans every six weeks.…