Chris Woakes Still Hoping Injured Shoulder Could Be Ready For Ashes

The England bowler Chris Woakes has not fixed up connected his Ashes hopes this wintertime aft he revealed rehabilitation alternatively than room connected his dislocated enarthrosis is being considered.

Woakes produced an astonishing show of bravery successful England’s six-run loss to India successful nan 5th Test of a thrilling bid earlier this week erstwhile he decided to bat astatine No 11 pinch his limb successful a sling aft a dislocation of his near enarthrosis connected time 1 of nan match.

The 36-year-old has had a scan connected his enarthrosis and while he is still waiting to person nan results, he is hopeful an eight-week play of rehabilitation could beryllium capable to guarantee he makes a miraculous betterment to characteristic successful nan Ashes, which gets nether measurement connected 21 November.

“I’m waiting to spot what nan grade of nan harm is but I deliberation nan options will beryllium to person room aliases to spell down a rehab way and effort and get it arsenic beardown arsenic possible,” Woakes told BBC Sport. “I suppose people pinch that location will beryllium a chance of a recurrence, but I suppose that could beryllium a consequence that you’re conscionable consenting to return benignant of thing.

“What I’ve heard from physios and specialists is that nan rehab of a room action would beryllium person to 4 months, aliases 3 to 4 months. That’s evidently rubbing connected nan Ashes and Australia truthful it makes it tricky. From a rehab constituent of position you tin astir apt get it beardown again wrong 8 weeks. So that could beryllium an option, but again evidently still waiting to get nan afloat study connected it.”

Woakes is nan astir knowledgeable personnel of England’s bowling portion aft nan status of Stuart Broad 2 summers agone and nan determination to move connected from grounds wicket-taker James Anderson successful 2024.