Woakes' injury a cause of concern: Morgan
BY Agencies2 Jun 2017 10:40 PM IST
Agencies2 Jun 2017 10:40 PM IST
England captain Eoin Morgan said the side strain suffered by all-rounder Chris Woakes is a cause of concern and it would be a big loss if he is forced out from the remainder of the Champions Trophy.
On Thursday night, Woakes bowled two overs in the eight-wicket win over Bangladesh before leaving the field.
"He's obviously been very impressive for us over the last couple of years, and a mainstay, very reliable guy. And it is a worry when he goes off the field and can't come back on and bowl," Morgan said after the match.
"He's going to have a scan tonight and we should have the results either late tonight or early tomorrow (Saturday) morning.
"Side strains are a big confidence thing, aren't they? Yeah, he would definitely be a loss if he couldn't play," he added.
Morgan said his team has the firepower in the pace department even though Bangladesh managed to post a 305-run total on the board.
"I think some of the guys today picked up the load pretty well. You know, when one of your main bowlers can only bowl two overs, it's asking a lot of the rest of the team to be able to stem the flow," he said.
"At one stage, Bangladesh looked like they were getting 330, and to peg it back from there I thought was a credit to them. They adapted to the longer boundary pretty well, and to wicket — it was a really good wicket to bat on. I thought they did well."
Asked why spinner Adil Rashid was left out, Morgan said: "We felt given the opposition playing against Bangladesh, they probably would have preferred to play against a lot more spin, as opposed to four quicks, and obviously Ben.
"So that contributed to what we wanted to — how we wanted to balance the side and how we sort of had foreseen them playing. Their top three batters are lefties, and the possibility of getting Joe or Mo on early was an option."
Joe Roots, who scored his 10th ODI hundred on Thursday, had suffered a cramp in his calf while batting and Morgan allayed fears over his fitness.
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