England all-rounder Chris Woakes has expressed his desperation to play in the fourth Ashes Test against Australia at Old Trafford. Woakes produced a match-winning performance with both bat and ball in the third Ashes 2023 Test at Headingley to help keep the series alive. Woakes, who had been out with a knee injury, was playing his first Test in almost 16 months. The all-rounder looked like a million bucks as he took six wickets in the match and hit the winning runs in their win at Headingley, making 32* in the process.
England trails the series by 2-1 and will be hoping to make it 2-2 at Old Trafford. Woakes hopes that he has done enough to earn a selection in the national side for the upcoming game, which will start from July 19.
“When you get the opportunity to play in an Ashes series then you try and take it with both hands,” Chris Woakes told Sky Sports.
“I feel like last week went very well for myself and the team and when you win a game of cricket you obviously want to be part of the next game,” he added.
“I am obviously desperate to be part of next week, but at the same time I will get there, try and perform well in practice, do my right prep and the selection is out of my control. What will be will be but hopefully I get the nod,” he said.
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Woakes’ return to whites marked the end of a long road to recovery for him as he had to sit out throughout the last summer after a knee operation. His appearance at Headingley was the first one in the ‘Bazball’ era of skipper Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum.
He also emphasized that the pitch will play a big factor on who plays and who doesn’t.
“The pitch will probably depend on what team we go in with, but the team will be confident in going and trying to get the win. We had a great week at Headingley and hopefully, we can take that confidence going into next week,” he signed off saying.
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