"Look, that would have been the plan for me, Stoney and Jofra and we'd hit them hard," Wood said. "Unfortunately, injuries happen, I've had plenty myself and it's hard on those lads because you want them to be there. "It was like a battle of old. Ando looked fired up, MVG looked fired up and it went the distance. Sometimes we've seen this year - MVG would produce two brilliant legs, then two very mediocre legs. The loss ended a solid two months of action for the 34-year-old both in Europe and the United States and he is not prepared to risk injury by playing in the team competition. Rodgers had come under scrutiny for his statement in response to being asked if he had been vaccinated back in August, as well as his decision not to wear a mask while interacting with reporters, a league violation.