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Chris Woakes Quotes

born 1989 England

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.

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Random Chris Woakes quote

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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.

The sort of feelings that red-ball success gives you, you don't get doing anything else.

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 game doesn't stand still for anyone. Do you know what I mean? You've still got to turn up and perform.

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Chris Woakes (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.