Woakes suffers shoulder injury during Test against India at The Oval

England all-rounder Chris Woakes injured his shoulder while diving to save a boundary on the first day of the fifth Test against India at The Oval and left the field.

Hyderabad: England suffered another massive blow with all-rounder Chris Woakes suffering a serious shoulder injury on the first day of the fifth Test against India at The Oval on Thursday.

Woakes sustained the injury while attempting to prevent a boundary during the 57th over of the Indian batting innings. He chased a Karun Nair off-drive from mid-off and attempted a dive in order to prevent the ball from reaching the boundary.

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Woakes appeared in immediate discomfort and did not attempt to get up to return the ball. He was then assisted from the field by a member of the England support staff.