England captain Ben Stokes says fast bowler Mark Wood is getting “closer and closer” to breaking the 100mph barrier.
Wood, 34, was shown to have reached 97.1mph in an electrifying spell on the second morning of the second Test against West Indies at Trent Bridge last week.
Wood averaged 94.47mph in the second over of his first spell last Friday morning at Trent Bridge, the fastest recorded over by an England bowler in a home Test.Measuring accurate bowling speeds is difficult. The three bowlers to have topped 100mph, all in limited-overs cricket, are Shoaib Akhtar of Pakistan and Australian duo Brett lee and Shaun Tait. However, cricket data analysts Cricviz dispute these speeds.
Stokes said Wood is “always looking up at the big screen” to check his speeds and the skipper “wouldn’t hear the end of it” if the 100mph mark is broken.
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