England all-rounders’ injury status updated ahead of India tour.
England all-rounders Ben Stokes and Chris Woakes are set to miss the remaining three ODIs in the five-match series against Australia in England.
Stokes tore his left hamstring before the second Test against Pakistan and, though he will join the squad for the fourth and fifth matches, is unlikely to play an active role.
Stokes can bat fully and run at 90 per cent. He will return to bowling this week and the England management team hope he will be available for the T20I series against India, starting on 3 July.
Woakes has a right quad tear and will be out of action at least until the ODI series against Virat Kohli’s team, which starts on 12 July.
The right-arm seamer picked up the injury in the second Test against Pakistan in June and England have now said the problem is related to a chronic right knee issue, for which he had an injection last Monday.
England are 2-0 up in the five-match series against Australia. The teams will play one T20 before India’s tour begins, with the teams taking part in three T20s, three ODIs and a five-match Test series.
