England all-rounder Chris Woakes has defended the team’s decision to drop the field back for Joshua Da Silva while bowling more at No.11 Shamar Joseph. Captain Ben Stokes’ plan, which didn’t work came under scrutiny with former skipper Michael Vaughan terming it ‘questionable’ and claiming it as a reason for giving West Indies ‘a huge […]

England Test captain Ben Stokes has said that Jofra Archer wants to return to the Test team again. However, he understands the need not to risk the pacer at this stage as well. However, Archer had a sensational debut Test series, taking 22 scalps in four matches during the 2019 Ashes as well. However, he […]

With the pace bowler James Anderson’s retirement, the door has opened for other key bowlers to lead England’s pace attack in the longer format and captain Ben Stokes believes that the opportunity is especially beneficial for Chris Woakes, who is set to play his 50th Test on Thursday as well. “I see it (James Anderson’s […]

Veteran England player Chris Woakes lost his father recently and it is tough for him to focus on the game amid this situation. However, the veteran pacer also stated that taking the field after putting on the whites for England is a privileged job at the end of the day. Notably, Woakes hadn’t played any […]

England all-rounder Chris Woakes has shared his views about Virat Kohli’s absence from the ongoing India-England Test series due to personal reasons. While saying that fans would miss watching the batting genius, he hoped that Kohli and his family were okay. Kohli was initially added to the Indian team for the first two Tests against […]

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 mini-auction fever has hit Dubai! Watch as teams like Punjab Kings (PBKS) sculpt their final rosters in this thrilling bidding war. Will they find the missing pieces to lift the trophy? Buckle up for Punjab’s strategic moves in the auction arena! Before Auction Retained Players: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Matthew Short, […]

In a lighthearted moment during the England-Netherlands clash at the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium in Pune, England all-rounder Chris Woakes took a cheeky dig at the controversial dismissal of Sri Lankan cricketer Angelo Mathews in the Bangladesh-Sri Lanka match on November 6. Angelo Mathews became the first player in history to be dismissed ‘timed out’ […]

England head coach Matthew Mott and all-rounder Chris Woakes have quashed former England captain Eoin Morgan’s claims of ‘unsettlement’ in the England camp amid their poor run in the 2023 World Cup. Woakes said that they are still a tight-knit unit and still back each other as well. Notably, ahead of England’s game against India […]

England’s new-ball pacer Chris Woakes has insisted that India will be a very hard team to beat on home soil in the 2023 World Cup, given that they will feel more at home in such conditions as well. However, the veteran feels they have the team to compete here and win the coveted trophy for […]

Former England captain Nasser Hussain said that England’s top three batters maintained a perfect tempo during their win over Bangladesh in the 2023 World Cup game on Tuesday. Hussain also added that Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, and Joe Root played orthodox shots instead of slogging them as well. However, England bounced back in style from […]