The England fast bowler Mark Wood, who made a comeback in the first Ashes Test at Perth, has been ruled out of the remaining three Test matches. Notably, Wood underwent knee surgery, due to which he had earlier missed the home contest against India too. The first Ashes at Perth was his first competitive Test match since February. However, he went wicketless as Australia defeated his England by 8 wickets. However, he had to sat out when Australia won again at Gabba by the same margin. Notably, his knee issues flared up, which booked his tickets for England. The ECB medical team is working with him on his rehabilitation and recovery. Wood took his Instagram to inform about his departure and wrote, "Gutted to be out the remainder of the ashes. After extensive surgery and 7 long, hard months of work and rehab to get back into the test arena, my knee just hasnt held up.None of us expected this. I came here with high expectations about making a big impact. Im desperately disappointed that despite yet more injections and intensive medical treatment, it has become clear that the flare up in my knee is worse than feared." He added, "Im really sorry that has left me unable to perform as expected but it is not for want of trying.I want to thank everyone at home and away in Australia. The barmy army have been class as always and I really appreciate it." However, despite him being 35-years now, he has vowed to push his limits and be available for the next England fixtures. Read also: Registered players reduced to less than half! 350 players to go under hammers in 2026 IPL Auction ECB announced Matthew Fisher as the substitute. The England Cricket board has announced Surrey pacer Matthew Fisher as the replacement player for Mark Wood. Notably. Fisher played three games for the England Lions this winter, where he took three wickets, including Zac Crawley's in the Ashes prep-match. The 28-year-old has played one Test match before, against the West Indies in march 2022. There he gave 21 runs in 27 over and took 1 wickets, of John Campbell, who is his first and last for now, international Test wicket.