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Mark Wood has warned England not to rely on their injured \u201cMessiah\u201d Ben Stokes to ride to the rescue after a punishing start to their World Cup defence.<\/p>\n

The 2019 champions were roundly thrashed by New Zealand in the tournament opener in Ahmedabad, going down by nine wickets as Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra shared an unbroken stand of 273.<\/p>\n

Stokes, the hero of the Lord\u2019s final four years ago and newly back in the ODI fold after reversing his retirement, missed out with a left hip problem and cut a frustrated figure as he watched on from the dugout.<\/p>\n

Details of the Test captain\u2019s fitness are sparse but he has struggled with a longstanding left knee problem in recent years and has already been ruled out as a bowling option in the World Cup to ease the load on his body.<\/p>\n

England would love to welcome him back for Tuesday\u2019s clash against Bangladesh in the Himalayan city of Dharamasala, but there is no guarantee he will be cleared for action.<\/p>\n

Whether or not he makes it, Wood wants the rest of the squad to take their own responsibility for turning things around.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not all just about \u2018the Messiah\u2019 Stokesy coming back and him doing everything. I don\u2019t want to put too much pressure on him,\u201d said his Durham team-mate.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s not Superman. He\u2019s been through tough situations. Other people have to stand up as well. He\u2019s obviously one of our best players, if not our best player, but all the lads have to stand up as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wood offered an uncertain update on Stokes\u2019 current status, but England have already made it clear they will not gamble so early in their six-week stay.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not all just about ‘the Messiah’ Stokesy coming back and him doing everything. I don\u2019t want to put too much pressure on him. He’s not Superman<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know (how he is), but he\u2019s got strapping round his leg, which is helping,\u201d said Wood.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019ll have to get in the nets and see if the strapping does its job and allows him to move how he wants. It\u2019s not just about batting, it\u2019s in the field too.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously we want Stokesy back \u2013 he\u2019s a huge player. We\u2019ll just have to assess with the medical team. It\u2019s not up to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Former captain Eoin Morgan, the man who masterminded England\u2019s white-ball revolution and lifted the World Cup at Lord\u2019s four years ago, emphasised the influential role Stokes still has to play \u2013 on and off the field.<\/p>\n

\u201cBen Stokes\u2019 return will be key. The difference he makes is invaluable and there is no measure on the impact he has in a changing room,\u201d Morgan said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe believes he can achieve anything from any sort of circumstances and has backed that up in match-winning performances. He breeds confidence and belief. After a defeat like that, he will no doubt be speaking in that changing room.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis words hold a lot of weight because they are backed up by performance. He will have had a great view of the whole game and hopefully he\u2019ll be back on the field as soon as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wood, meanwhile, has plenty to consider after he was put to the sword by Conway and Ravindra. Playing his first ODI since March he sent down five wicketless overs for 55 and was thrashed for seven fours and two pulled sixes.<\/p>\n

He missed the recent home series against New Zealand due to a sore heel but he insisted the only pain he felt after Thursday\u2019s game was psychological.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a bit battered mentally, from watching the ball going over my head a lot of times, but physically I feel OK,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s fine to let it hurt but then we\u2019ll refocus on the next game. We\u2019ll move on pretty quickly. We want to keep this trophy, to prove people wrong. There\u2019ll be question marks now but, as a group, we believe in each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

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