England sailor Chris Woakes is not very excited to have injuries in the test cricket. Pacer, who came to bat on the 5th day of the oval test, despite his shoulder dislocation, stood up with his captain Ben Stokes in this matter.
When Woakes talked to The Guardian after the test series closed, he said that if a compensation for injury, the team would use the gaps around the law to extract all the benefits.
The debate on the exchange of injuries got to the center of attention in the middle of the series after Rishabh Pant broke his leg on the master. The hinge, after leaving the field in a medical cart, returned to the field due to the uncertain position of India with the bat.
At that time, head coach of India Gautam Gambhir set for external injuries. However, English captain Ben Stokes discouraged it vehemently and called it a ridiculous idea.
The words came to bite back England in the final test of the series when the hosts were forced to mix one sailor because of woakes injury.
Although he was at the end of the receiving end, Woakes claimed that the test cricket should not be able to make replacements and rather find ways to handle the absence of the player.
“I’m stokes to be honest. After playing 18 years old, the game is what it is: you lose players and as a team you have to find a way.
Asked about his reception as a national hero on the last day in Oval, Woakes said he didn’t want to remember it.
“I think this is not the way you want to be news on the front, it was previously for five goals or centuries. Since then, there have been many ups and falls, but yeah, love from the public helped,” Woakes said.
“It is so strange to go from the beginning of the test week and thought about” last pressure “to end up on the table of physio, wondering what the future has,” he concluded.
England now focuses on his recovery and hopes to achieve full fitness in front of Ashes. Along with Woakes, his captain Ben Stokes will also hope that he will return to full condition after recovering from his shoulder injury, which was maintained during the 4th test match in Manchester.
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Published:
Kingshuk Kusari
Published on:
August 7, 2025
