A risk worth taking: Chris Woakes might opt to rehab over Shoulder injury to get fit for The Ashes
England pacer Chris Woakes is racing against time to be fit for the Ashes later this year, saying rehabilitation “may be a risk worth taking” over surgery on his dislocated shoulder to keep his hopes alive. Chris has undergone scans and is awaiting for results.
As of now, Chris Woakes believes that a rehab programme that will be eight weeks long could have him ready for the first Test of The Ashes in Perth on November 21.
“I’m waiting to see what the extent of the damage is but I think the options will be to have surgery or to go down a rehab route and try and get it as strong as possible. I suppose naturally with that there will be a chance of a reoccurrence, but I suppose that could be a risk that you’re just willing to take sort of thing,” Woakes told BBC Sport.
Chris Woakes had injured his shoulder while trying to save a boundary on the opening day of the fifth Test against India. He didn’t bowl for the rest of the Test and neither did he bat in the first innings. However, he still came out to play with his left arm in a sling and tucked inside his sweater as the clash was turning to an intense one.
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