England may have to continue the final test against India without Chris Woakes after maintaining a possible disorganized shoulder on the early day (Thursday, 31 July) at the Oval. Gus Atkinson said that if Vox was able to play another role in the fifth Test match, he would be surprised.
Chris Woakes injured his left shoulder while fielding during the 57th over of India’s innings. Karun Nair took the ball to the previous mid-off, and Vox sprayed the border, making a diving attempt to stop it.
Pesar stopped one four, but landed strangely on his shoulder and was in pain. England Physio Ben Davis came to the ground and used a jumper as a velvet sling before escorting Voki. The injury has expressed concern over their availability for the balance of the match.
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Gas Atkinson confirmed that Chris Woakes dropped out of the fifth test due to injury
After the end of day 1, Gus Atkinson opened about Chris Woakes’ injury. Talking to the BBC Test match special, he said that the situation did not look promising and mentioned that the team had not yet discussed a detailed discussion about it.
“It doesn’t look great. We have not really talked about it yet. I would be surprised if he takes a share in the game,” Etkinson said.
Gus Etkinson says that he would be surprised if Chris Woakes plays another role in the game after a bad -looking shoulder injury on 1 day 1 at the oval. #BBCCCCTET #ENGVIND pic.twitter.com/ld9oubb9tx
– Test Match Special (@BBBCTMS) 31 July, 2025
Chris Woakes was the only England bowler to play all five tests in the series. KL managed to dismiss Rahul Rahul for Right-Arm Paper 14. However, his overall performance was low, finishing the day with 1 figure for 46 out of 14 overs.
Hopefully batsmen can build nests and give us time – Gus Atkinson
When asked about additional pressure on the bowling unit after Chris Woakes’ injury, Gas Atkinson said he hopes that the batsmen would settle and spend time at the crease. He said that this will give the bowlers a chance to recover and strengthen in the second innings.
“Hopefully batsmen can build nests and give us time so that we can be fresh and be ready to set fire in the second innings,” Etkinson said.
Atkinson took two wickets from his 19 overs. If Vox is excluded for the rest of the match, he may have to lead the bowling attack. The remaining bowlers in the lineup collectively show only 18 tests between them.
It has been disappointing, stopping and starting – Gus Atkinson
Gus Atkinson also talked about his recent struggles with injury. The 27 -year -old described the last few months as disappointment due to a hamstring issue, which kept him out of action. Etkinson said he was happy to be fit for the final match.
“It has been disappointing, a lot of restriction and started. I came back from the Champions Trophy and had a few weeks holidays, played some county games and then a test against Zimbabwe in which I was unfortunately injured. I have not played much cricket, so it was happy that I was available to play in this final exam, I feel good now so it’s great, I felt freshPlaying only one test is a shame but it looks good. ,
India finished day 1 at 204 for 6 after 64 overs. Karun Nair scored 52 runs, while Washington Sundar was on 19. For England, Atkinson and Josh Jibs claimed two wickets in each.
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