Chris Woakes withdraws from international cricket to an end of the 15-year career in England | England Cricket Team

Chris Woakes has announced his retirement of international cricket, which delivered an almost 15-year-old English career in an almost 15-year-old who delivered two world cup wins and an abundance of memories in the test arena.

The 36-year-old had looked at a place on the Ashes tour of this winter as the Senior Pro among the fast bowlers of England, only for the disrupted shoulder suffered during the fifth test against India This summer to exclude him.

With his central contract that is not renewed by England this month – team director Rob Key expects a “new cycle” for the test side To start next summer – Woakes has chosen to insist on a recall in 2026 and will see his match days on the Domestic Circuit instead.

“The moment came and I decided that the time is for me to retire from international cricket,” Woakes said in a statement on Monday.

“Playing for England was something I aimed for since I was a child who dreamed in the back garden, and I feel incredibly happy that I had made those dreams happened.

“Representative of England, wearing the three lions and sharing the field with teammates in the last 15 years, of whom many have become lifelong friends, are things that I will look at with the greatest pride.”

Breed in the name “The nicest man in cricket” teammates mainly knew him as “The Wizard” -Woakes retires with 192 wickets from 62 tests, a place on all three Honors boards at Lord’s (Century, Five Wickets in A Innings, 10 Wickets in A Matchs, Pluses in In-Miller, plus-Miller in-Miller, plus-Miller in In In-Miller, plus-Miller in In-Miller, in a matches, plus-miller in a Miller in a ashs, plus-miller in a matches), plus-miller’s inpton The white ball formats.

A mainstay of the English side who won the 50-over World Cup in 2019 under Ein Morgan attack leader and player of the game in the Semi -final victory over Australia – Woakes was one of the five players in the XI who then equally secured his twenty20 in the end of 2022.

Success in Test Cricket mainly came home, where he was 148 wickets on 23.47 – a lower average than Jimmy Anderson or Stuart Broad, despite their monopoly of the new ball. A strike rate of 47 on English soil is only improved by Fred Trueman and Bob Willis among earlier greats.

All this culminated in a player of the series performance during the Ashes of 2023, Woakes comes in 2-0 and claims 19 Wickets to secure a draw. He was also an average of 25 with the bat in test cricket, with seven half centuries and a career-best 137 not against India In 2018.

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Woakes continued: “My [one-day international] Debut in 2011 in Australia seems yesterday, but time flies if you have fun.

“Lifting two world cups and being part of a number of great Ashes series is something that I never thought was possible, and those memories and parties with my teammates will stay with me forever.

“Against my family, my wife Amie and our girls Laila and Evie, thank you for not -repellent love, support and sacrifices over the years. Nothing of this would have been possible without you.

“For the fans, especially the ‘Barmy Army’, thanks for the passion, the cheers and the conviction. To my coaches, teammates and everyone behind the scenes – both with England in Warwickshire, who helped me play for my country – has meant the world.”

A man from one club to date, Woakes is in negotiations with Warwickshire about a new provincial contract. After he had chosen an operation on his shoulder – something that gave him a slender chance to make the Ashes tour – he could still appear in Franchise T20 Cricket this winter.