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Mark Wood To Join England Lions As Bowling Coach- Report

Abhinav Tyagi

Mark Wood for England - (Source: AFP)Mark Wood for England - (Source: AFP)

In a significant development, former England speedster Mark Wood is set to join England Lions as their bowling coach. The 36-year-old has joined Jonathan Trott-led coaching setup and will train the budding English cricketers.

The development comes just a month after Mark Wood announced his retirement from international cricket. 

Mark Wood will join Jonathan Trott to develop Talents for 2027 ODI World Cup

In September 2026, former Afghanistan head coach Jonathan Trott succedded Andrew Flintoff to become the new head coach for England Lions. The Lions will tour West Indies (October 28-November 20), South Africa (November 25-December 23) and Sri Lanka (February 18-March 14) this winter.

The focus here is to develop and prepare talent for the 2027 ODI World Cup, which will be held in a year’s time in South Africa. Therefore, Trott recommended Mark Wood’s name, who will now groom the younger stars who could be seen in England’s international squad for the marquee fifty-over event.

Mark Wood Retired From All Formats Due To Recurring Injuries

Mark Wood announced his retirement from international cricket on September 22. Wood took a difficult decision because of reoccuring injuries. Notably, Wood had not played a single competitive match for England since turning up in the series-opening Ashes Test in Australia back in November last year.

I’ve always tried to be resilient and come back from injury to prove people wrong and show everyone what I can do. Unfortunately, this time I lost the battle. On medical advice, Test cricket and 50-over cricket are not possible, so the England dream has slowly been ground out of me over the last year,” Wood wrote while announcing retirement.

England Pace Attack Sorted For ODI World Cup 2027

At present, there is no clear favourites for the upcoming World Cup, but England may be leading the race. The Three Lions have got all the bases covered, particularly their seam department.

Jofra Archer will lead the pace attack, alongside Gus Atkinson and Josh Tongue. Further, the likes of Sonny Baker have risen through the ranks, and Sam Curran will don the role of an extra pacer alongside Jamie Overton.

Overall, England have got a great pace-attack.