ENG vs IND | Twitter heartbroken as Woakes lands awkwardly after preventing boundary

‌England pacers dominated India on a rainy and overcast opening day of the fifth and final test at The Oval in London on Thursday. The visitors ended the day at 204/6 with Josh Tongue and Gus Atkinson picking two wickets each, and Chris Woakes chipping in with a wicket.

Karun Nair displayed patience and excellent technique to remain unbeaten on 52 off 98 balls, while Washington Sundar gave him company with 19 in 45 balls when stumps were drawn. The duo’s unbeaten 51-run partnership lifted India from a precarious 153/6 on a day where only 64 overs were possible due to intermittent rains.

The wet and slippery conditions also had a role to play in the unfortunate injury of Woakes towards the end of the day’s play. The all-rounder, stationed at mid-off, took off for a chase as Karun drove a juicy half-volley down the ground in the fifth ball of the 57th over from Jamie Overton.

After a long chase, the medium-pacer successfully tapped the ball just ahead of the boundary, but the momentum meant he had to dive past the ropes. But to Woakes’ horror, his left hand slipped off the wet ground, resulting in him landing awkwardly. He immediately clutched his left shoulder before rolling in pain as Karun showed great spirit in not running a fourth. The physio rushed into action, and the veteran pacer walked off the field with his left arm wrapped in a jumper, acting as a makeover sling.

"I don't know too much about it, but it doesn't look great," Gus Atkinson said after the day's play. "It's a big shame, last game of the series, and when anyone gets injured, it's a shame. I'm hoping it's not too bad, and whatever it is, he'll get full support from everyone."

Twitter was disappointed as Woakes suffered a probable shoulder dislocation that will prevent him from bowling further in the crucial game.

Injured!

— Why_Benstokes (@benstokes94425) 

Hope!

Wishing Chris Woakes a speedy recovery ❤️ 

— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) 

True!

Looks like Chris Woakes is in a lot of Pain  

— Ankan Kar (@AnkanKar) 

Not a good news

“This doesn’t look good at all” – Gus Atkinson.

England might be down a bowler for the rest of the  as fears grow around a possible shoulder dislocation for Chris Woakes 😟 

— Honest Cricket Fan's (@maddiess18) 

Injury!

"It doesn't look great" - Gus Atkinson



England could be a bowler short for the rest of the  due to concerns of a shoulder dislocation for Chris Woakes. Not a good news for cricket fans 🥺🥹      

— BihariHoonMai 🙏🏻 (@RINKUSINGH42465) 

Hope for speedy Recovery!

"It doesn't look great" - Gus Atkinson



England could be a bowler short for the rest of the  due to concerns of a shoulder dislocation for Chris Woakes 😲 

— Jitendra Kumar (@jitenda60203698) 

Oh!

Empathize with Chris Woakes during the fifth  test at . Suspected shoulder dislocation, and having gone through it two weeks ago, with my arm still in a sling, so much so that when Ravi Shastri said “it’s excruciating pain”, I was like “you’re not kidding”!… 

— Akshobh Giridharadas (@Akshobh) 

Injured!

GUS ATKINSON ABOUT CHRIS WOAKES INJURY 📢



“Woakesy does not look good to be honest. Such a shame that after playing the entire series he has unfortunately got injured now. Hopefully he recovers soon.” 

— DIVYANSH CHAUHAN (@Imchauhan28) 

Chris woakes!

Gus Atkinson came at the Press conference and said he'd be surprised he Chris Woakes plays any further part in the Test.



England are left with Atkinson, Tongue and Overton  

— Abhijeet ♞ (@TheYorkerBall) 

Shoulder injury!

Not a good news for England. Chris Woakes seriously hurt his left shoulder after landing awkwardly on an attempt to save a boundary in India vs England 5th test.   

— Viral Max (@viralmax777)