Injured seamer Chris Woakes will bat if needed on the final day of the fifth Test match of the series, said Joe Root. Woakes, who was injured on Day 1 of the 5th Test, was believed to be out of the series.

Chris Woakes picked up a shoulder injury during the first innings of the fifth Test against India, with the England Cricket Board confirming he is 'set to play no further part' at the Oval Test. However,

England fear Chris Woakes will miss this winter's Ashes after suffering a dislocated shoulder during the fifth Test decider against India. Woakes left the field with his left arm in a makeshift sling late on the first evening after taking a painful tumble at the boundary edge.