England sailor Chris Woakes left the field of the injured in the 1st day of the last test match against India in the oval. Woakes, in the last meeting of the day, left the field after injury to the left shoulder, while chasing the border, after injury to his left shoulder.
The incident occurred on the fifth ball 57. When Karun Nair went down the ground on the ground. Woakes set out to stop the ball and successfully prevent the border when Nair ran three, but landed embarrassingly and immediately gripped his shoulder before he left.
England will now find themselves in the same position as the Indian team that sweated over Rishabh Pant’s Fitness in 3 and 4.
But the hinge dared to get injured to come out and the bat, after he was allowed to replace the goal in the form of Dhruv Jurel. Stokes, on the other hand, will probably not get an injury exchange in case he doesn’t go back to the bowl in the test match.
According to the law, the team can replace the player only in the case of shock. Therefore, it is unlikely that England will be allowed to bring a substitute that can mix in this test match.
The English sailor Gus Atkinson spoke briefly about the matter and said that things at the moment do not look good with a stoke that could slip his shoulder.
“I don’t know too much, but it doesn’t look great. It’s the last game of the show and it’s always a pity when someone gets hurt. I hope it’s not too serious and whatever it is, it will have the full support of everyone,” Atkinson said at a press conference after the first game.
Stokes vs Gambhir: debate on injury replacement
This series has already been a debate on the exchange of injuries in the test cricket. India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir and England Captain Ben Stokes were on the polar opposites on this matter. While Gambhir wanted laws to allow compensation for external injuries, Stokes said that several teams would apply gaps and abuse the law.
“… If there is an external injury or serious concern, I fully support the replacement. Especially in such a series, if someone is visibly injured, there is nothing wrong to change. In a long series like this, you cannot be forced to play with only ten players,” Gambhir argued after 4 test match.
Stokes, however, was not a fan and called on the proposal.
“I think it is absolutely ridiculous that there is an interview around the injury,” Stokes said. “I think there would be too many gaps for teams that could go through.
“If you hold someone else with MRI scanner, the pitch will show,” Oh yeah, you have a little inflammation around your knees. I just think that conversation should be closed and stopped, “he added.
Meanwhile, England has sweated over Woakes injuries because they were already four of their players for the final test match. The team does not have Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Brydon Cars and Liam Dawson, who were rested from this game.
If Woakes does not return, England will remain with Gus Atkinson, Josh, Jamie Overton and Spinner Jacob Bethell.
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Published:
Kingshuk Kusari
Published on:
August 1, 2025
