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World Service,26 Sep 2026,38 mins

World Cup and Ashes winner Mark Wood retires from England duty

Stumped

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Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma look back at Mark Wood’s England career and discuss the toll fast bowling can take on the body. The World Cup and Ashes winner has retired from international cricket, saying “the England dream has slowly been ground out of me over the last year”. The IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings have appointed former Indian bowler Zaheer Khan as its head coach on a one-year deal. He takes over from Stephan Fleming who joined England’s Test team. Charu isn’t convinced if it’s the right call for one of the most successful teams in IPL history. Plus, what do you do if your kit doesn’t fit you? Design your own of course. That’s exactly what sisters Cat and Honor Black have done. Fed up with wearing gear that wasn’t made for them, they’ve launched their own brand exclusively for women and girls. They tell Stumped about their journey. Photo: England's Mark Wood celebrates after taking the wicket of Australia's Usman Khawaja on day three of the fourth Ashes cricket Test match between England and Australia at Old Trafford cricket ground in Manchester, England on July 21, 2023. (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

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