ENG vs AUS Ashes 2023: Why is Chris Woakes Not Playing England vs Australia 2nd Test? Check England Playing 11

In an important news development, England have not included seam bowling all-rounder Chris Woakes in their playing XI for the second Test match of Ashes 2023 against Australia beginning from 28 June, 2023 at the Lord’s in London. England will definitely be feeling a little bit of pressure as they ended up suffering a poor 2-wicket loss in the opening Test match at the hands of the visiting Australian team. The Aussies are currently having a lead of 1-0 in the five-match Test series.

ENG vs AUS Ashes 2023: Why is Chris Woakes Not Playing England vs Australia 2nd Test?

England have already announced their confirmed playing 11 for the ENG vs AUS Ashes 2023 2nd Test and Chris Woakes has once again missed out. Incidentally, he also warmed the bench during the first Test match of the Ashes 2023 in Birmingham. England’s team management have gone ahead with youngster pacer Josh Tongue who has played just a single Test match so far as their fourth frontline pace bowling option alongside the likes of James Anderson, Stuart Broad and Ollie Robinson. The English seam bowling all-rounder, Chris Woakes, has been absent from Test matches since his last appearance in March 2022 against West Indies.

Despite having played an impressive 45 Test matches for England, he has not been given the opportunity to showcase his skills in the longest format of the game. Throughout his career, Woakes has taken 130 wickets at an average of 30.74, establishing himself as a reliable contributor to the team. In addition to his bowling prowess, he has also displayed his batting abilities, scoring 1675 runs, which include 6 half-centuries and 1 century. Unfortunately, Woakes was relegated to the sidelines during the recent one-off Test match against Ireland, held at home.

ENG Playing XI

1. Ben Duckett
2. Zak Crawley
3. Ollie Pope
4. Joe Root
5. Harry Brook
6. Ben Stokes (c)
7. Jonny Bairstow (wk)
8. Josh Tongue
9. Stuart Broad
10. Ollie Robinson
11. Jimmy Anderson

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England squad for first two Ashes 2023 Tests

Ben Stokes (c), James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Stuart Broad, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Moeen Ali, Rehan Ahmed.

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