Chris Woakes, an experienced seam bowling all-rounder, may have to miss England’s forthcoming Ashes tour since he dislocated his shoulder during the fifth and final Test match against India at The Oval in London.
On Day 1, Chris Woakes tried to stop a boundary at the fag end, which resulted in the injury. The England all-rounder slipped and fell awkwardly close to the boundary rope, dislocating his left shoulder, with about thirty minutes remaining in the day’s play and the outfield moist from the ongoing cloudy weather.
Scans have shown that the injury is severe, and surgery is being evaluated as a likely option, according to a story by The Telegraph. To determine the amount of the injury and the healing time, more evaluations will be required.
Chris Woakes would be out of cricket for a long time if he were to have surgery.
For the first time since December, Chris Woakes was back in England’s Test camp to play in the 2025 Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. His damage to his ankle had healed. Before his series ended abruptly, the veteran player dismissed KL Rahul at The Oval and claimed 10 wickets in the first four Test matches.
Chris Woakes ended with 11 wickets with a strike rate of 98.73 and an average of 52.18. In the first innings of the first Test match at Headingley, Leeds, he also batted a vital 38 runs. Ollie Pope, for example, has experienced multiple shoulder injuries during his career and usually requires four months of recuperation before he can resume playing cricket at the highest level. The 36-year-old might be out for a comparable amount of time.
Jofra Archer and Gus Atkinson, among others, have recently returned from injury to strengthen England’s pace assault. Mark Wood is also on the verge of returning. The Three Lions are hindered by Woakes’ injury, but it may not stop them from trying to win the Ashes Down Under again.
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