Had to give up one, so chose World Cup and Ashes over IPL, says Chris Woakes
Cricket | September 14, 2021 11:16 ISTWoakes, who plays for the Delhi Capitals in the IPL, pulled out of the IPL along with compatriots Jonny Bairstow and Dawid Malan.
Woakes, who plays for the Delhi Capitals in the IPL, pulled out of the IPL along with compatriots Jonny Bairstow and Dawid Malan.
Delhi Capital on Monday named Australian pacer Ben Dwarshuis as replacement for Chris Woakes in their squad for the remainder of the Indian Premier League 2021.
The England and India players were supposed to fly into UAE from Manchester together in a bubble to bubble transfer but COVID-19 cases in the visitors' camp forced IPL teams to make their own arrangements.
Ollie Pope top-scored with 81 off 159 balls while Chris Woakes hit a quickfire 50 to bolster the England total.
Woakes (4/55 from 15 overs) and Ollie Robinson shared seven wickets in between them to give the hosts the upper hand.
Wood had hurt his right shoulder while fielding during the second Test at Lord's while Woakes has recovered from the heel injury
Woakes claimed 4-18 from his 10 overs, restricting the weakened tourists to a less-than-competitive 185 all out in 42.3 overs after England won the toss and chose to field.
Three players -- Liam Dawson and David Willey, apart from Woakes -- replaced the injured trio of Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer and Recee Topley in the squad.
Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran and Dwayne Bravo will be the four overseas players for Chennai Super Kings.
Chris Woakes may miss the first Test against New Zealand on June 2 at the Lord's if Delhi Capitals reach the IPL final, scheduled on May 30.
Woakes left the bio-secure bubble on Thursday to leave for his home.
The 26-year-old South African pacer will replace England's Chris Woakes at Delhi Capitals, after the latter pulled out of the upcoming edition of the IPL.
Buttler's innings of 38 and 75 have lifted him from 44th to 30th while Ollie Pope has attained a career-best 36th position after scoring 62 and seven.
Nasser's comment came after Woakes's match-winning performance at the Old Trafford Cricket ground which included four wickets and an unbeaten 84 in the second innings
Woakes stormed back to form with the bat as he hit a match-winning 84 not out for England against Pakistan in the first Test at Old Trafford.
With England 117/5 chasing a target of 277, Woakes joined Jos Buttler in the middle and changed the tide of the game by taking the attack to the charging Pakistan outfit.
Pakistan did not manage a single maiden during their partnership that lasted 33 overs as England bounced back from 117 from 5 to 256 for six
The pair went on the counter-attack at the fall of the fifth wicket and shared a sixth-wicket stand of 139 on day 4 at Old Trafford, with no fans present due to the coronavirus pandemic restrictions.
HIGHLIGHTS England vs Pakistan, 1st Test Day 4: A 139-run stand between Jos Buttler and Chris Woakes guided the hosts to a phenomenal 3-wicket win in Manchester
England struck late in the third day to stay in the hunt, taking four wickets in the final session. Woakes had contributed by dismissing Babr Azam and skipper Azhar Ali.
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