NEW DELHI: England’s Chris Woakes expressed his acceptance of the Three Lions’ resolution to exclude him from the Take a look at group for the upcoming collection towards India, describing it as a “truthful resolution.”
The England males’s choice panel introduced a 16-player squad on Monday for the forthcoming five-Take a look at collection towards India in January. This squad options 4 spinners and three uncapped gamers.
Regardless of the emphasis on strengthening the spin assault, the tempo division consists of skilled gamers like James Anderson, Ollie Robinson, and Mark Wooden, however notably excludes Woakes.
This resolution is stunning contemplating Woakes was named Participant-of-the-Collection within the Ashes 2023, the place he secured 19 wickets and scored 79 runs.
Woakes boasts a bowling common of 21.88 at house, however this determine rises to 51.88 when he performs overseas. Within the three Take a look at matches performed in India in 2016, Woakes managed to take three wickets at a mean of 81.3.
“It is combined feelings. Each time there is a Take a look at squad announcement, you are at all times determined to be in it. However on the similar time, at my age, with my away document – notably within the subcontinent – I really feel prefer it’s a good resolution,” Woakes was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.
The low level got here within the Caribbean 18 months in the past, when Woakes was promoted to open the tempo assault because of the absence of James Anderson and Stuart Broad. Within the three Take a look at matches, he yielded solely 5 wickets, a 48.80 common.
“I attempted to bowl my coronary heart out and actually struggled with my physique. My knee was sore on the time, I ended up having surgical procedure after that and I missed six months of cricket,” Woakes stated.
“I would not need that to be the identical case going to India, bowling on tracks that are unresponsive to my kind of bowling; slamming the entrance knee down at 34 just isn’t actually perfect once I need to play numerous white-ball cricket transferring ahead. It is totally different when that is simply your sole focus however if you need to play all varieties, it makes it a clever resolution,” stated the all-rounder.
Woakes did not go as far as to say he is content material to be a house specialist, and he nonetheless hopes to be thought-about for choice when England excursions extra seam-friendly nations like New Zealand.
“I’ve stated that previously and it is not by means of lack of attempting, as a result of within the white-ball sport my away document is nearly in all probability higher than my house document. So it is not simply purely these circumstances, however with the pink ball, I’ve discovered it a bit bit troublesome. So irritating, however on the similar time, it is not by means of lack of effort,” he added.
The primary Take a look at of the collection between England and India might be performed in Hyderabad from January 25 whereas the fifth and ultimate Take a look at might be held in Dharamshala and the collection will conclude on March 11.
(With ANI Inputs)
The England males’s choice panel introduced a 16-player squad on Monday for the forthcoming five-Take a look at collection towards India in January. This squad options 4 spinners and three uncapped gamers.
Regardless of the emphasis on strengthening the spin assault, the tempo division consists of skilled gamers like James Anderson, Ollie Robinson, and Mark Wooden, however notably excludes Woakes.
This resolution is stunning contemplating Woakes was named Participant-of-the-Collection within the Ashes 2023, the place he secured 19 wickets and scored 79 runs.
Woakes boasts a bowling common of 21.88 at house, however this determine rises to 51.88 when he performs overseas. Within the three Take a look at matches performed in India in 2016, Woakes managed to take three wickets at a mean of 81.3.
“It is combined feelings. Each time there is a Take a look at squad announcement, you are at all times determined to be in it. However on the similar time, at my age, with my away document – notably within the subcontinent – I really feel prefer it’s a good resolution,” Woakes was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.
The low level got here within the Caribbean 18 months in the past, when Woakes was promoted to open the tempo assault because of the absence of James Anderson and Stuart Broad. Within the three Take a look at matches, he yielded solely 5 wickets, a 48.80 common.
“I attempted to bowl my coronary heart out and actually struggled with my physique. My knee was sore on the time, I ended up having surgical procedure after that and I missed six months of cricket,” Woakes stated.
“I would not need that to be the identical case going to India, bowling on tracks that are unresponsive to my kind of bowling; slamming the entrance knee down at 34 just isn’t actually perfect once I need to play numerous white-ball cricket transferring ahead. It is totally different when that is simply your sole focus however if you need to play all varieties, it makes it a clever resolution,” stated the all-rounder.
Woakes did not go as far as to say he is content material to be a house specialist, and he nonetheless hopes to be thought-about for choice when England excursions extra seam-friendly nations like New Zealand.
“I’ve stated that previously and it is not by means of lack of attempting, as a result of within the white-ball sport my away document is nearly in all probability higher than my house document. So it is not simply purely these circumstances, however with the pink ball, I’ve discovered it a bit bit troublesome. So irritating, however on the similar time, it is not by means of lack of effort,” he added.
The primary Take a look at of the collection between England and India might be performed in Hyderabad from January 25 whereas the fifth and ultimate Take a look at might be held in Dharamshala and the collection will conclude on March 11.
(With ANI Inputs)
