mark wood cleans up usman khawaja with a 94 mph ball the ashes

Leeds: England have made three changes to their team for the third match of The Ashes. Fast bowler Mark Wood has returned in place of James Anderson. Wood is currently counted among the fastest bowlers in the world. In the first two matches of the series, England were missing the same express fast bowler. Wood, playing Test after about 8 months, showed his speed as soon as he arrived. In his first over, he bowled all the balls at a speed of 90 miles per hour.

Khawaja was defeated by speed

Australia’s opener Usman Khawaja was defeated by the spies of Mark Wood. Mark Wood did not stop even after bowling at a speed of 90 miles continuously in the first over. In his second over, he bowled a ball at a speed of 96.5 miles i.e. about 155 kmph. Wood continued bowling at the same speed.

Even in the third over, Wood’s speed did not come below 90 mph. Wood bowled the last ball of the fourth over. Its speed was 152 km per hour. This ball came inside after falling. Before Khawaja could understand anything, the ball uprooted the wicket.

Fastest over made record in Leeds

Mark Wood made a record in his first over. He bowled the fastest over ever at Leeds ground. His first ball was 91, second 93, third 95, fourth 93, fifth 94 and sixth 93 mph. In his first spell, Mark Wood bowled 4 overs and took one wicket for just two runs.

Wood averaged 92.9 mph in his first spell. This is the second fastest spell bowled in England since 2006. He also holds the record for the fastest spell. In 2021, Wood bowled a spell at an average speed of 93.41 mph in the Lord’s Test.
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