England’s seasoned fast bowler Chris Woakes has been sidelined for the remainder of the fifth and final Test against India at The Oval after suffering a shoulder injury. The news was confirmed by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on the morning of Day 2 of the match.

Injury During Attempted Save on Day 1

The 36-year-old pacer picked up the injury late on Day 1 while trying to stop a boundary during the 57th over of India’s innings. In an effort to prevent a drive from Karun Nair off Jamie Overton, Woakes sprinted from mid-off and put in a full-stretch dive. Although he successfully cut off the boundary, he landed uncomfortably on his left shoulder.

β€œπ‘°π’• π’˜π’‚π’” 𝒂 𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒖𝒏, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 π’Šπ’• π’„π’‚π’Žπ’† 𝒂𝒕 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒕,” π’”π’‚π’Šπ’… 𝒂 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒆 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π‘¬π’π’ˆπ’π’‚π’π’… π’„π’‚π’Žπ’‘.

After the fall, Woakes was clearly in discomfort, clutching his shoulder in pain. He had to be helped off the field, using his sweater as a makeshift sling.

ECB Confirms Absence for Rest of the Test

Even though Woakes returned to the stadium with his teammates ahead of Day 2, he was spotted with a plaster on his hand and was officially ruled out of the remainder of the game.

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑬π‘ͺ𝑩 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅, β€œπ‘ͺπ’‰π’“π’Šπ’” π‘Ύπ’π’‚π’Œπ’†π’” π’˜π’Šπ’π’ 𝒏𝒐𝒕 π’•π’‚π’Œπ’† 𝒇𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕 π’Šπ’ π’•π’‰π’Šπ’” π’Žπ’‚π’•π’„π’‰. π‘΄π’†π’…π’Šπ’„π’‚π’ π’†π’—π’‚π’π’–π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’ π’˜π’Šπ’π’ π’‡π’π’π’π’π’˜ 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕-𝑻𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒐 π’…π’†π’•π’†π’“π’Žπ’Šπ’π’† 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍 𝒆𝒙𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’Šπ’π’‹π’–π’“π’š.”

Further updates on his recovery and availability for upcoming series will depend on post-match medical assessments.

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