Want to know how it feels to face Mark Wood bowling at 95 mph? Have a look at this video

Have you ever wondered how it feels to someone like Mark Wood who bowls at over 90 mph?

Want to know how it feels to face Mark Wood bowling at 95 mph? Have a look at this video

Mark Wood bowling (Image via England Cricket Twitter)

England’s Mark Wood is one of those pacers who toil hard to bowl at express pace. The right-arm pacer consistently clicks 90 mph and keeps the batters on their toes. However, Wood’s injuries do affect his consistency. Nevertheless, as the English pacer made his Test comeback in the third Ashes Test, Wood showed why he is one of the most talked about bowlers in world cricket. 

Wood claimed a five-wicket haul in the first innings and kept Australia away from scoring big despite Mitchell Marsh’s century. While Wood’s last three wickets were of tailenders, the England pacer dismissed Usman Khawaja for his first wicket. The ball which got Khawaja was bowled at 95 mph. The batter would only know how it might have felt facing that ball. But what if you can get to see how it feels to face Mark Wood’s bowling? 

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To those who want to know, BBC analyzed and compared the difference in the point of view of the batters when they face a bowler like Ollie Robinson who bowls at 80-85 mph, and Mark Wood. Have a look at it below.

As can be seen, batters get little time to react against Mark Wood, and the same was seen in Khawaja’s case. Pat Cummins too was undone with Wood’s pace at the Australia captain was dismissed LBW. 

Also Read: “Someone Knight this man”- England fans rejoice Mark Wood’s sensation comeback with five-wicket haul in third Ashes Test

Mark Wood explains how he feels after bowling at 95 mph

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Mark Wood (Images via ICC Twitter)

Now, while BBC analyzed the batter’s POV, Mark Wood was asked about his feeling when he delivers a ball at such an express pace. Wood gave a funny response to this question during the post-day press conference. 

Notably, Wood played a Test match after almost six months. The England pacer last featured in a Test match against Pakistan in December 2022. Wood had then claimed only two wickets in the game.

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