‘Pehle do match kyu nhi khila rahe the’ – Fans react as England pacer Mark Wood bowls record breaking over in 3rd Ashes 2023 Tes

Star England pacer Mark Wood made a blistering comeback in Test cricket with a record-breaking over in the 3rd Test of the Ashes in 2023. Wood, in his amazing performance, bowled a furious over in Headingley, making it the fastest to date. During the first two Ashes Tests, England was accused of lacking pace in its attack, with the likes of James Anderson and Stuart Broad sweating against Australia’s world-class batting order.

As a result, Ben Stokes substituted Wood for experienced fast bowler Anderson for the Leeds Test, and he instantly highlighted the threat he poses to Australian batters. Wood bowled his first over at speeds of 91, 93, 95, 93, 94, and 93mph, making it the fastest over ever bowled at Headingley. He followed that up with a 96.5-mph delivery in his second over.

The 33-year-old recorded three successive maidens, putting pressure on the Australian hitters before reserving his best delivery for last, with a crucial breakthrough in the penultimate ball of his stint. Usman Khawaja, the seasoned opener who dominated the first Test at Edgbaston, had no response for Wood’s 95-mph missile, which crashed into his stumps

Mark Wood failed to break his own record!

Meanwhile, Sky Sports verified that Wood’s spell on Thursday was the second-fastest in Test cricket in England. Wood established the record against New Zealand in 2021 at Lord’s. However, speaking about the game, Australia and England both made a few changes in the playing xi. Hosts England dropped Ace pacer James Anderson and brought in Wood.

While Chris Woakes has replaced Josh Tounge in the team, On the other hand, Mooen Ali also returned to the English squad, replacing Ollie Pope. Meanwhile, Australia replaced injured Nathan Lyon with Todd Murphy, Cameron Green with Mitchell Marsh, and Josh Hazelwood with Scott Boland. Lyon has been ruled out of the series after an injury to his leg, while Green suffered a blow to his hands.

Here is how fans reacted to Mark Wood’s bowling:

Wheels!!!!!

— Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) July 6, 2023

Irrelevant if they get a big score

— ®️I©️H (@RIPMUFC_) July 6, 2023

🔥 1.1 – 94mph
🔥 1.2 – 93mph
🔥 1.3 – 95mph
🔥 1.4 – 97mph
🔥 1.5 – 95mph
🔥 1.6 – 93mph #MarkWood 2nd over even faster! pic.twitter.com/N4kq19CuXJ

— Devanayagam (@Devanayagam) July 6, 2023

Let see how he goes in the 3rd session and 2nd innings… great spell of bowling but needs to do it for a whole test

— bennylipetri (@bennylipetri) July 6, 2023

Should have played from the 1st test.

— Matt Stark 🇬🇧 (@MattStark1991) July 6, 2023

England can now claim the “fastest bowler of the series” award to go with their spirit of cricket award , best blokes award, most entertaining batting award & the not knowing the rules of cricket award 🥇👏👏👏🥇

— Glenn McCallum (@GlennMcCallum) July 6, 2023

First morning in a must win test match to stay in the ashes, Bairstow has dropped 2 catches, don't deserve anything, stokes failing yet again keeping his mates in the team!

— Si (@MrBashe) July 6, 2023

Eeeek… faced 82 on a bowling machine once and that was quite fast enough thank you! 95! 😱

— Neil Poynter (@neilpoynter) July 6, 2023

Eeeek… faced 82 on a bowling machine once and that was quite fast enough thank you! 95! 😱

— Neil Poynter (@neilpoynter) July 6, 2023