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‘We will give them as long as possible’: Jos Buttler reveals Mark Wood and Dawid Malan will have until the last moment to prove their fitness for T20 World Cup semi-final against India – with injured pair managing some shuttle runs in final session
- Mark Wood and Dawid Malan are being given to the last moment to prove fitness
- Malan has been bothered by a groin issue while Wood pulled up on Tuesday
- Captain Jos Buttler has revealed a late decision is going to be made on the pair
- England face India on Thursday in their Twenty20 World Cup semi-final match
England will give Dawid Malan and Mark Wood ‘as long as possible’ to prove their fitness ahead of a crunch Twenty20 World Cup semi-final against India at Adelaide.
Malan tweaked his left groin against Sri Lanka and Wood has pulled up with general stiffness in his upper legs in the last couple of days, putting question marks over their availability for Thursday.
Jos Buttler offered little in the way of an update on either Malan or Wood at his pre-match press conference but the England captain did reveal they will likely make a late decision on the pair.
Dawid Malan (left) and Mark Wood (right) both face late fitness tests ahead of England’s mouthwatering Twenty20 World Cup semi-final against India in Adelaide on Thursday
‘We will see how they pull up,’ Buttler said. ‘We trust the medical team, we trust the two guys as well. We will give them as long as possible.
‘You need guys to be fit to participate in the game. I think in all sports you have players that don’t always play at 100 per cent but of course you have to be able to fulfil your role in the team.’
The duo performed a few shuttle runs on the Adelaide Oval outfield at Wednesday’s practice, while Wood bowled…
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Source : dailymail
