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T20 World Cup : 'We'll keep an open mind,' says England coach Matthew Mott on availability of Mark Wood, Dawid Malan for final

Sports News, Cricket, Cricketer, Player, Bowler, Batsman, T20 World Cup, T20 World Cup 2022, Matthew Mott, Dawid Malan, Mark Wood

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Melbourne , 11 Nov 2022

England coach Matthew Mott on Friday said that the team management "will keep an open mind" over the availability of pacer Mark Wood and batter Dawid Malan for Sunday's Men's T20 World Cup final against Pakistan at the MCG, adding that he will "maintain a little bit of hope for them".

Both Wood and Malan suffered injuries during England's final Super 12s game against Sri Lanka in Sydney. They were replaced in the playing XI by Chris Jordan and Phil Salt respectively for the semifinal against India in Adelaide on Thursday.

"We'll keep an open mind. It's a short turnaround again: a travel day and then almost straight into it with one training session. There's not a lot of time for them," Mott told the BBC after the England team's travel to Melbourne on Friday.

"I'd like to maintain a little bit of hope for them but it's disappointing. They've been two great players for us, over history but particularly over the last month. They're big players but as we've shown, with the depth of players coming in and finding a way, and the versatility within the group, we can manage around it," he added.

The 32-year-old Wood's injury was initially described as muscle stiffness by the England camp but he revealed on his 'Good Pace for Radio' podcast that he had strained his hip flexor four balls into his first over against Sri Lanka.

"Ultimately, I managed to get through two balls at the end of that over and thought if I could get through those two balls, my adrenaline was obviously going. I managed to get through another two overs at the back end of the innings," the pacer said.

"The next day I'd had time to cool down and the adrenaline had worn off, and I had a bit of a right hip issue. I've been for a scan and things and had a look at it and tried my best to make it for the last game but I just couldn't bowl at the speeds or intensity required to play for England. 

I just couldn't get my hip going."Hopefully, if required, I can try and get it right for this game [the final]. I don't know if I'm going to be able to. The team did really well last game but if the captain desperately needs me and I'm fit enough then I'll put my name in the hat like everybody else," he added.

England's management may be hesitant for Wood to risk aggravating his injury before their Test series in Pakistan next month but he insisted his only focus is on Sunday's final."Yes, that [tour] is important, but I'm honestly not looking past this. 

I want the team and everybody to be successful here and we played fantastically well in the last game. It was just a bit of a scramble for myself where I was trying to see if I could get to the level required and I just couldn't get to it," he said.

 

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