England fast-bowler Chris Woakes has called time on his international career. Woakes, 36, was excluded from the Three Lions’ squad for the winter’s Ashes in Australia, which was followed by director Rob Key’s curious declaration that the Warwickshire man was no longer in the team’s plans ‘at all’.

He played 62 Tests, 122 ODIs, and 33 T20Is for the country. His final act in an England shirt was walking out to bat at No. 11 in the Oval Test against India in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy one-handed due to a dislocated shoulder — a ridiculously brave attempt to secure a series win that went in vain.

“The moment has come, and I’ve decided that the time is right for me to retire from international cricket," Woakes said in a statement. “Playing for England was something I aspired to do since I

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