Woakes made his Test debut as far as back as the 2013 Ashes, but this was his most complete performance against Australia. A knee injury kept Woakes out of the first summer under Stokes and Brendon McCullum, before England preferred to use him in white-ball cricket this winter. Ashes fixtures and full scheduleTrent Bridge has missed out on hosting a men’s Test, although it was the venue for the one-off Test in the women’s Ashes. England vice-captain Ollie Pope has been ruled out of the remainder of the summer with a serious shoulder injury sustained during the second Ashes Test at Lord’s. Elsewhere, Chris Woakes and Mark Wood returned, with Josh Tongue and James Anderson left out having played the second Test at Lord’s.

Source: The Times July 16, 2023 17:47 UTC