Instead of undergoing surgery, Woakes is considering adopting eight weeks of rehab, let us tell you about this news in detail
England fast bowler Chris is trying to regain fitness before the Ashes series to be held later this year. The first Test match will be played in Perth from November 21 this year. Chris Woakes was injured while stopping the ball near the boundary in the last match of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy held in England, where his shoulder was dislocated. Now he is considering adopting eight weeks of rehab instead of undergoing surgery.
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He suffered this injury on the very first day of the match, after which he did not bowl in the entire match and did not even bat in the first innings. But in the second innings, when England needed less than 30 runs on the last day and all the players were out, Woakes came to bat at number 11 with a plaster on his hand, where his aim was to make England win.
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Unfortunately, England lost by just 6 runs and the series ended in a 2-2 draw. At the moment Woakes is just waiting for a scan, which will reveal the exact condition of his shoulder and after that he will be able to decide whether to undergo surgery or not.
Woakes’ opinion on surgery
Woakes believes that if surgery is done, it will take 3-4 months to recover, due to which he will miss the start of the Ashes. On the other hand, if he chooses the path of rehab, then a return is possible in about eight weeks, where he will have a good chance of playing in the first Perth Test.
He admitted that there could be a risk of recurrence of the injury in rehab, but this risk can be taken. Despite the injury, he received a lot of praise after batting, to which Woakes said that this is nothing unusual for me.
