Wood eyes role as vice skipper

STOKES had a supporting act at Chester le Street yesterday. Mark Wood emerged in the Colin Milburn Suite to entertain the waiting press while the new captain undertook his broadcasting responsibilities. And on good form he was, too, despite the elbow injury that forced him out of England’s tour of the West Indies and required surgery in March. Wood, as revealed in Sportsmail, is targeting Durham’s T20 Blast campaign for his comeback and hopes to be available for England in their 50-over matches against Holland in Amsterdam in June and the Test against India at the start of July. He also had another aim yesterday as he sat in Stokes’ chair. ‘Maybe Ben will make me his vice captain,’ smiled the ever-upbeat Wood.