Chris Woakes opened up about entering the field wielding his bat with just one hand in an extraordinary display of courage at The Oval this week.

England seamer Chris Woakes has been ruled out of the rest of the fifth and final test against India after injuring his shoulder.

Chris Woakes says he “wouldn’t have been able to live with himself” had he not tried to bat for England in the extraordinary finish to the fifth Test against India.

Chris Woakes has opened up after he entered the field wielding his bat with just one hand in an extraordinary display of courage at The Oval this week. The 36-year-old pace bowler's heroic attempt to secure victory for England ultimately fell short as India clinched a nail-biting six-run triumph on Monday.

Chris Woakes says he never considered skipping his turn to bat, despite a dislocated shoulder, on the final day of the fifth Test against India. The post ‘Duty to do it…’: England all-rounder says i never considered not going out to bat against India appeared first on Cricket Country.

I'm still gutted, devastated really, that we couldn't get the fairytale. But I never considered not going out there, even if it had been 100 runs still to win or whatever," said Woakes.