Cricket World Player of the Week - Mark Wood, England

Mark Wood showed his class, to see off the West Indies challenge and give England 3-0 series clean sweep by winning the 3rd Test, at Edbaston, by 10 wickets.

Express fast bowler Mark Wood polished off the tail with a superb spell of 5-9 in six overs to finish with 5-40 in 14 overs as the West Indies were dismissed for 175 in their second innings.

"Wood was unbelievable this afternoon," said Stokes. "To see him bowling not just fast but with extreme skill, and when the ball's swinging he's very difficult to face. That's why you want express pace in your team."

Wood, the player of the match, said he had been in a "bad fettle" at lunch before England great James Anderson, now the squad's fast-bowling mentor following his Test retirement, revived his spirits.

"I had a great conversation with Jimmy," said Wood. "He just said, rather than thinking about the outcome, to start thinking about the skill element."

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