Veteran England pace bowler Chris Woakes has opened up about batting with a slinger on Day 5 of the fifth Test against India at The Oval as well. Woakes also recalled how he feared his shoulder had popped out while running as well. With the seamer injuring his shoulder while fielding on Day 1, he came to bat when England needed 17 runs to win. Due to the injured shoulder, Gus Atkinson didn’t let Woakes face any deliveries, but he was bowled, and Team India won the match.

Speaking to The Guardian, Chris Woakes said, “The first one was the worst. All I had taken was codeine and it was just so sore. Instinct took over here – even with my arm strapped down I tried to run as you naturally do. I genuinely worried my shoulder had popped back out again, hence you saw me throw my helmet off, rip the glove off with my teeth, and check it was OK. Shubman said something like: ‘That was incredibly brave’. I told him: ‘You’ve had an unbelievable series, well played, and credit to your team.’ Both sets of players had been through the mill in the series and deserve credit for the show we put on. Both teams wanted the win, of course, but it does kind of feel fair that it was drawn.”

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Chris Woakes, who managed only 11 wickets in the series, showed sadness over not getting the win in the Test and that he was always going to bat as well.

“I’m still gutted, devastated really, that we couldn’t get the fairytale. But I never considered not going out there, even if it had been 100 runs still to win or whatever. It was nice to have the ovation and some of the Indian players came over to show their respect. But any other player would have done the same. You couldn’t just call it off at nine wickets down,” Chris Woakes concluded.