The England quick was forced to abandon his run-up and leave the field because of pain in his left foot after bowling just 3.1 overs in his opening spell. He was immediately sent to the hospital for scans and did not feature in the rest of the game, which Australia won by 12 runs.

Before exiting the field, Wood had dismissed Aaron Finch in the fifth over, providing England with an early breakthrough.

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“We’ll see how it turns out in the morning. It can be a worry for him,” Jos Buttler, England’s stand-in captain, said.

Morgan is, however, expected to recover in time for England’s opening World Cup fixture, after X-rays showed that the damage was not bad as feared.

“England captain Eoin Morgan has sustained a small flake fracture to his left index finger,” an ECB statement said. “He is expected to make a full recovery and be available for England’s opening ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup match against South Africa at The Oval on Thursday May 30.”