Ben Stokes has paid a glowing tribute to Chris Woakes after England’s unsung hero walked away because the Ashes’ main man.
Woakes’ excellent profession has typically performed out within the appreciable shadow of the record-breaking duo of James Anderson and Stuart Broad however, when it got here to handing out the Compton-Miller Medal for participant of the sequence, it was his flip to take the acclaim.
The 34-year-old was not picked for the primary two Tests, each of which Australia gained, however breathed contemporary life into the competition after returning to the aspect and impressed the hosts to an eventual 2-2 draw.
He starred with the ball at Headingley, Old Trafford and The Oval, gathering 19 wickets at a miserly common of 18.14 and bolstered the decrease order with a few vital cameos.
Woakes was the spark behind England’s fifth-day triumph within the remaining Test, taking 4-50 in a sustained spell of high-class seam bowling.
His contribution was key to denying the outright sequence victory Australia craved.
“To play three games and walk away with man of the series proves how good a cricketer Woakesy is,” Stokes stated.
“He’s a massive team man and he should never be underestimated for his contributions to English cricket.
“He won’t have gotten the alternatives individuals may suppose he ought to have however that is purely as a result of he is been enjoying within the period of James Anderson and Stuart Broad.
“Every time he has walked out for England he’s given absolutely everything.
“This sequence particularly is one thing he’ll be very happy with for what he is managed to realize.
“I’m very proud of him too, for coming in and putting in these performances.”
Woakes missed the primary yr of the Bazball revolution because of damage issues and admitted discovering his method again into the Test set-up in time to tangle with the Australians was a primary motivator.
“I’ve not been a part of this squad and team for over 12 months, so I was desperate to get back in and have a go,” he informed BBC Sport.
“When you come into an Ashes series you want to perform and contribute to wins and I couldn’t have asked for it to go much better really.
“This is the head of Test cricket so it’s wonderful.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
