Woakes Set To Miss Rest Of Test After Shoulder Injury

England gait bowler Chris Woakes looks apt to beryllium ruled retired of nan remainder of nan decisive 5th Test against India aft suffering a enarthrosis wounded connected nan opening time astatine The Oval.

Woakes was tumbling to make a bound extremity precocious connected Thursday erstwhile he landed awkwardly. He went from nan section pinch his near limb successful a makeshift sling, successful evident discomfort.

The Warwickshire man is apt to person a scan overnight and England will supply an update connected Friday.

"It doesn't look great," chap gait bowler Gus Atkinson told BBC Sport. "I will beryllium amazed if he takes immoderate portion successful nan game."

Atkinson added: "It's nan past crippled of nan bid and erstwhile anyone gets injured it's a shame. We're hoping it's not excessively bad. Whatever it is, he will get afloat support from everyone."

Woakes was still astatine nan crushed aft India closed Thursday connected 204-6, undergoing curen and appraisal from nan England aesculapian staff.

It is sadistic connected Woakes, nan only England gait bowler to person featured successful each Test of nan gruelling five-match series.

On level pitches successful nan erstwhile 4 Tests, he struggled to make a impact, taking 10 wickets. On time 1 astatine The Oval, Woakes had India opener KL Rahul play connected to his stumps earlier suffering nan injury.

Given his mediocre grounds distant from home, Woakes was already facing a conflict to beryllium portion of England's squad for nan Ashes circuit this winter. At 36, location will beryllium concerns this wounded threatens his early successful world cricket.

Woakes' wounded is besides a immense rustle to an England gait onslaught already depleted by injuries and exhaustion.

Captain Ben Stokes, England's starring wicket-taker successful this series, is missing nan last Test pinch a enarthrosis injury, while Mark Wood is simply a semipermanent absentee. Olly Stone is only conscionable returning to fittingness pursuing a knee injury.

Brydon Carse and Jofra Archer were some near retired astatine The Oval pursuing their erstwhile workload successful this series.

With nan centrally-contracted Matthew Potts overlooked for nan full Test summertime and Sam Cook not featuring again aft making his debut against Zimbabwe successful May, England's bowling portion already had a makeshift look moreover earlier nan Woakes injury.

Atkinson is playing his first elder master cricket successful much than 2 months pursuing a hamstring injury, Josh Tongue is backmost successful nan broadside aft being overlooked for nan erstwhile 2 Tests and Jamie Overton is winning his 2nd Test headdress much than 3 years connected from his first.

It meant England were often erratic successful adjuvant conditions connected nan first time astatine The Oval. They conceded 30 runs successful extras, while an unbeaten 52 from Karun Nair kept India successful a patient position.

If Woakes is ruled retired for nan remainder of nan Test, England will person to trust connected nan different 3 seamers, positive nan rotation of Jacob Bethell and Joe Root.

Atkinson was nan prime of nan bowlers pinch 2-31 and said his enforced wounded absence will supply a freshness that tin screen for Woakes' absence.

"I consciousness fresh, I consciousness good," said Atkinson. "I cognize I've only sewage this 1 crippled to play truthful I tin push nan limits a bit."

Despite a mixed capacity pinch nan ball, England reduced India to 153-6, only for an unbroken guidelines of 51 betwixt Nair and Washington Sundar to time off honours even.

"You look astatine nan transportation and overheads and deliberation it should beryllium easy for nan bowlers, but I deliberation it's a crushed wherever if you don't vessel good you tin spell for runs rather easily," said Atkinson.

"It will beryllium absorbing tomorrow. If we tin prime up immoderate early wickets, we'll get an opportunity to hopefully support them down to 230 aliases 240."