England have received a major injury scare ahead of the Ashes after quick Mark Wood experienced stiffness in his left hamstring during their only warm-up match in Perth.

Wood had bowled two four-over spells against the Lions at Lilac Hill in his first competitive match in nine months since surgery on his left knee. He left the field after his second four-over spell midway through the second session.

"The plan for Mark Wood was for him to bowl eight overs today," an ECB statement said. "He has some stiffness in his hamstring, which has kept him off the field for some time during the second session of the first day and will undergo a precautionary scan tomorrow.

"He is expected to bowl again in two days' time. It is unlikely he will return to the field today."

Wood had bowled several l

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