England Wait To Learn Extent Of Woakes' Injury

England will observe nan grade of Chris Woakes' enarthrosis wounded later this week aft his heroics successful nan classical 5th Test against India.

Woakes sustained a suspected dislocation connected nan opening time astatine The Oval, yet emerged to bat pinch his near limb successful a sling connected nan last day.

The 36-year-old supported Gus Atkinson arsenic England looked for nan 17 runs they needed to win, not facing a shot but moving betwixt nan wickets connected 4 occasions. England were yet beaten by six runs successful 1 of nan astir melodramatic finishes of each time.

All-rounder Woakes will person scans and further appraisal connected Wednesday.

"We dream nan wounded is not excessively bad, but we will person to activity that retired complete nan adjacent week aliases so," said England caput coach Brendon McCullum.

Woakes, nan only England bowler to play successful each 5 Tests of nan series, was injured while fielding precocious connected Thursday, attempting a extremity connected nan boundary.

On Friday morning, England said "the wounded has ruled him retired of immoderate further information successful nan Test".

But McCullum revealed Woakes had offered to bat later connected Friday, astatine nan extremity of England's first innings.

"Woakesy came to maine successful nan first innings and said 'do you want maine to bat?'," said New Zealander McCullum.

"It was wrong 24 hours of it happening and he was successful an immense magnitude of pain."

As England closed successful connected a grounds target of 374 successful their 2nd innings connected Sunday, Woakes was pictured successful his whites. He had throw-downs to find really he could bat.

On nan 5th morning, erstwhile Josh Tongue became nan ninth England wicket to fall, information unit rushed connected to nan Oval outfield, believing nan crippled to beryllium over.

However, Woakes appeared from nan dressing room, his injured limb covered by his England sweater. As Atkinson shielded him from nan strike, Woakes spent 16 minutes successful nan mediate earlier Atkinson was bowled by Mohammed Siraj to extremity nan Test and springiness India a 2-2 bid draw.

Although Woakes did not look a delivery, it is understood he was preparing to return a left-handed stance. This would person put his patient correct limb astatine nan apical of nan grip successful power of nan bat, and distanced his injured near enarthrosis arsenic acold from nan shot arsenic possible.

"It's what you want from our players," said McCullum. "This crippled is difficult and takes america to immoderate reliable places, challenging america mentally and physically. Sometimes we extremity up pinch injuries. To still want to spell retired and do your champion for your state is what these guys are hopeless to show.

"I thought Woakesy was really brave to do that. You could spot moving betwixt nan wickets really overmuch symptom he was in. I thought we mightiness person a fairytale, wherever we needed 2 to triumph and he was connected onslaught and recovered a way. But it wasn't to be."

Woakes' wounded makes him a immense uncertainty for nan Ashes circuit of Australia, which originates successful November, and he will not play successful The Hundred, which starts connected Tuesday.

England skipper Ben Stokes had already been ruled retired of nan 5th Test pinch a enarthrosis wounded of his ain and faces a play of rehabilitation.

McCullum said nan talismanic skipper will beryllium "fine" for nan Ashes. Stokes withdrew from playing successful The Hundred earlier this twelvemonth and will alternatively walk clip pinch his Northern Superchargers squad successful a coaching and mentoring capacity.

Woakes' wounded came astatine nan extremity of a bid that included a number of players struck down.

England spinner Shoaib Bashir bowled pinch a surgery digit successful nan 3rd Test astatine Lord's and India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant batted pinch a surgery ft successful nan 4th Test astatine Old Trafford.

It has ignited nan statement complete whether wounded replacements should beryllium introduced, but Stokes was patient successful his guidance to nan idea.

"I don't spot it being a thing," said Stokes. "I could person gone into this crippled knowing I had a sore enarthrosis and saying I'll springiness it a go, hopefully I travel done but if not I cognize I person personification who tin travel successful and switch me.

"I consciousness for illustration location is room wherever you could manipulate it a small bit. I americium still heavy against it."