05-10-2017 15:29 via theguardian.com

Durham feel squeeze after Mark Wood’s central England deal is downgraded

• Fast bowler returns to payroll after England scale back to white-ball contract
• Parachute payment from ECB will ease concerns for embattled DurhamMark Wood has been downgraded from a full England central contract to a white ball-only deal. But while this means the fast bowler will now return to the payroll at Durham, the county are phlegmatic about the impact it will have on their tight finances.The 27-year-old returned from a third ankle operation at the start of the 2017 season an
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