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"My view has not changed": England skipper Stokes on injury substitute rule despite Woakes' injury

Aug 04, 2025

Stokes' led England fought a lot, but eventually, relentless spells from Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj denied them a series victory, which they have been chasing against India away or at home since their 2018 series win at home by 4-1. This match saw England play a large chunk of it without their experienced all-rounder Chris Woakes, who faced a shoulder injury while fielding on day one. The bowling workload fell heavily on the shoulders of Josh Tongue, Gus Atkinson and Jamie Overton. Even when Woakes came to bat, he did not face a delivery, it was just to serve as a partner to Atkinson at the other end as he attempted to hit the remaining runs for win.