England all-rounder Woakes suffers crack in right thumb….reports India Daily Newsdesk
The England cric
ket team’s injury woes continued as all-rounder Chris Woakes was diagnosed with a small crack in his right thumb sustained while batting in the third Test in Mohali. Woakes becomes the latest entrant into the injury list as England already lost the service of Broad and Haseeb Hameed in the series
Woakes was struck on the thumb when he tried to fend off a short ball from pacer Mohammed Shami during England’s second innings of the Test, in which the visitors went down by 8 wickets on Tuesday.
Woakes went for an X-ray after the game which showed what the England management are describing as a “tiny crack,” according to a espncricinfo report.
In addition to the thumb injury, the 27-year-old also has a sore knee, which further dents his prospects for the fourth Test, starting from December 8 in Mumbai.
England are also expected to announce a replacement for Haseeb Hameed, who is returning to England for an operation on his hand on Wednesday.
