Woakes feels insecure because of Archer
|| Desk Report ||
Chris Woakes is concerned about his place in the forthcoming World Cup. The talk about the inclusion of Archer in English squad got him worried.
Woakes has 121 wickets in 87 ODIs. He put on a terrific display in the third ODI against Pakistan on Tuesday, 14 May, picking up 4/67 in 10 overs. But he is also not entirely sure about his place in the World Cup squad.
"Safe is probably not the word, but you always feel like you need to put in performances, and I'm pleased I managed to put in a good performance today.” He told the press.
"You hope you are safe, but I suppose until that squad's selected, you're not. Hopefully, I am, but we'll see." He added.
He believes Archer’s recent performance have sparked a healthy competition within England's bowlers to retain their place in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2019 squad.
"The batters have obviously set the benchmark over the last few years, there's always been competition for places there - more so maybe than the bowling - and this, I suppose, has done the same for the bowlers," he said. "It's always good to have competition; at the international level, that's always going to be the case."
Woakes knows that the English team management is gonna have to make a tough decision before making the final squad for the World Cup. And all the English players in the squad are worried about the final selection.
"Someone, unfortunately, will miss out, but we don't sit in the dressing room talking about, 'is it going to be me? is it going to be you?' I think everyone knows it's there and it's creating a good competitive edge to the team, but we don't talk about who is going to miss out and who is going to be selected."
