Perth, Nov. 21 -- England's express pacer Mark Wood confirmed that he would not be featuring in all five Tests of the away Ashes series in Australia on Friday.

Ahead of the start of the first Ashes Test at Perth's Optus Stadium, Wood, 35, delivered news that could sadden the English fans. Wood is in the playing XI for the Perth Test, though.

"Definitely not all five (Tests). I think it just depends; review it after every game. This one, I have not played a lot of cricket, but I have been there before. So, I hope to be fresh enough to keep the speed gun up and do a little bit of work to compete in a Test match," said Wood in a video posted by cricket.com.au.

Wood had hamstring concerns which surfaced during the warm-up clash against Eng...