England in West Indies: Chris Woakes takes 3-31 in warm-up match

Last updated on 18 January 2019.From the section Cricket92

Chris Woakes in action for England against a Cricket West Indies President's XI — Woakes has taken 72 Test wickets in his 26 matches to date

Tour match, Cave Hill, Barbados
England 379-10: Bairstow 98, Burns 68
CWI President's XI 233-11: Ambris 94, Woakes 3-31

Chris Woakes claimed 3-31 as England took 11 wickets on the final day of their warm-up match against a Cricket West Indies President's XI in Barbados.

Stuart Broad, who took a hat-trick in the first warm-up game, struck with the day's first ball before Woakes took his wickets in the afternoon session.

In the 12-a-side match, teams could bat on after the fall of the 10th wicket - and the hosts reached 233-11.

The first Test against the West Indies begins in Barbados on Wednesday.

After Jonny Bairstow hit 98 in England's 379-10 on the first day, the tourists focused on their bowlers on day two.

Woakes dismissed the President's XI top-scorer Sunil Ambris (94) in the 48th over and struck again in his next over before the match was brought to an end 80 minutes prior to the scheduled close.

"You try and get as much out of these games as you can and I think we have done everything we can to get ready," said Warwickshire all-rounder Woakes, who was an unused member of the tour squad that won 3-0 in Sri Lanka last winter.

"It's always important to get out in the middle. It's good for bowlers to get some time in their legs, and batters learn how to build an innings again after a break.

"As a seamer in Sri Lanka, it was hard to get into the team. When a side is winning and with conditions as they were, you can't really see a way in for yourself but here with the ball moving around you're a bit more upbeat on your chances of playing."

Broad claimed 2-33 to add to his 4-19 from the first match - and each of the other five bowlers used took a wicket apiece.

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Runs and wickets again for Woakes. What's the betting he's left out of the test side ?
If Woakes had more tattoos and occasionally got involved in unseemly scraps outside pubs he wouldn't have to fight so hard for the place that his talent clearly deserves.

His record speaks for itself; he is simply one of the most consistent all-rounders in the world; the fact that he is self-disciplined and self-effacing appears to alienate him from portions of the media and selectors.
I've said it here before - as has Jonathan Agnew for that matter - if you get Woakes to open the batting and drop the accident-prone Jennings, you have another brilliant all-rounder in the side who made a century in his last Test match in trying conditions. Just do it, selectors!
Woakes needs to head-butt Bayliss (just a traditional greeting!), write his name on the team-sheet in permanent marker, give Root an almighty death-stare, then stride out to bat/bowl... "Angry celebrations" please!
26. Yes, Bairstow is good enough to keep wicket. But Foakes is better. So, pick the best man for the job. Bairstow should play as a batsman.
Anyone else agree Chris Woakes to open batting? He deserves to play, and will probably do as good a job as anyone has.

Burns
Woakes
Bairstow
Root
Stokes
Buttler
Foakes
Moeen
Curran
Rashid
Anderson
@24 Joe "Chris Woakes to open batting? He deserves to play, and will probably do as good a job as anyone has."
@23 Headingly spirit "made a century in his last Test match in trying conditions. Just do it, selectors!"
(& @28 & 31 for that matter)

Fully agree! Tongue was firmly in my cheek when said it before, but now claim I was serious after all... ;-)

"JUST DO IT, SELECTORS" - 'nuff said!
#57 Tony;
You would play Woakes ahead of Curran and Stokes because he is a far superior bowler (and not far short of them batting as shown by his 137* against India). If Curran and Stokes are picked they need to justify it with the bat. Woakes should be second name on the teamsheet as Anderson's bowling twin.
Woakes has to play at 8, never fails to deliver for the team
Black Pele @12

The spinners are going to bowl some overs, as well as the faster men. That means the keeper's going to do plenty of overs standing up, which in turn means you want your best keeper in the side.

That means Foakes. Bairstow is good enough standing back, but Foakes is much better standing up.
Regardless of Woakes' batting (which I would argue is better than Curran, Stokes or even Jennings), he's our 2nd best bowler after Anderson and should be playing on that basis alone.
Sadly Woakes will not make the test team unless he swallows a bag full of 'angry pills' as his human qualities - of being a nice chap - seem to put Root off picking him. First class stats do not lie; he has easily the best stats of our current crop of all-rounders. However, unlike the others, he is also a strike, new ball bowler, who happens to bat like a millionaire. So frustrating.
The detailed breakdown of Woakes/Stokes bowling stats is interesting. Whilst they have similar averages (Woakes 32.9/Stokes 32.7), Woakes is far more likely to take the best bats. 35% of Woakes wickets have been top 3, only 22% of Stokes - and that is despite Woakes not getting the new ball so only bowling to them once they are set. Woakes is a strike bowler, Stokes a change bowler.
'Chris Woakes Rules Ok' well he probably would if given the chance.
you no it makes sence

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Crikey, 2 spelling mistakes and 2 errors in grammar, in five words. That is some going mate LOL
Dougal @45
This format is fine as a genuine "practice match" & IMO should always be used to help players acclimatise & find form.
But tourists should ALSO play serious matches against strong domestic sides - the way they used to. It shouldn't be a case of either/or.
I'm certain this is part of why touring sides struggle & home sides dominate.
Repeat after me, "prior planning & preparation..."
Woakes should be in the team. However, how many times has he opened the batting in his career? It is a totally different ball game
Chris Woakes is an absolute Rolls Royce of a cricketer and the England selectors have an massive problem trying to fit all our boys in these days.

Is it a silly idea getting rid of Keaton Jennings who is clearly useless and replacing him with Alex Hales?

Imagine our batting line up if he could do a job at 2 :)
#59 Tony;
When Curran has faced teams who can deal with 82mph balls swinging from the hand (Australia, SA) see what his bowling average becomes. When Curran, like Woakes, is only given a battered old ball rather than a new (or newish) one like Woakes for most of his test career see what happens. I guess you are not a bowler.
@60
Why on earth would Anderson retire? If he’s fit, which he is, and wants to keep playing, I want him to play for as long as he wants. He hasn’t diminished as a bowler in the slightest. Some of his bowling against India last year was some of his best ever work.

Idiot.