Chris Woakes

thumb|Chris Woakes Christopher Roger Woakes (born 2 March 1989) is an English cricketer, a right-handed all-rounder who bowls fast-medium. He plays domestic cricket for Warwickshire and has represented the England national team since making his ODI and T20I debuts in 2011 and his Test debut in 2013 until his international retirement in September 2025. Woakes was part of the England squads that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup and the 2022 T20 World Cup. Quotes I've had to get my head around what it is and how it differs, "Not having that carrot anymore of trying to perform to play at the higher level is different. But I'm excited by what I can hopefully give to the group. I had offers to go and do some franchise stuff and obviously it's financially rewarding. But spending that amount of time away from the family now doesn't quite work as well. I've done my fair share of that, and it takes its toll. I've always felt like when I retired, or when I finished with England, I was always hoping to come back and give Warwickshire a season or two, and however long I could physically do it, I was keen to do it. There's a part of me that felt that if I didn't do it, I'd regret not coming back and spending that time. The other thing is I've just got this… Jimmy [Anderson] has said this a little bit, about love for the grind. I don't mean the county grind - I mean just the fact that fast bowling hurts when you wake up and you have to do it again. The sort of feelings that red-ball success gives you, you don't get doing anything else. I love white-ball cricket - I find it exciting - but it doesn't give you the same sort of feeling that you get from winning a four-day match and going down to the wire, and having to go through some horrific places to get there… I've been at Warwickshire since I was 11, and I'd have found it hard to just walk away and not come back and give something back, The game doesn't stand still for anyone. Do you know what I mean? You've still got to turn up and perform. Just because you're Chris Woakes or you're Keith Barker, it doesn't mean that you rock up and take five-fors and win games of cricket. You've still got to put in the hard yards. Woakes' love for the grind is Warwickshire's gain in post-Test return, ESPN (May 2026) External links Category:1989 births Category:Cricketers from England Category:Living people