Woakes need England to keep away from Headingley drama to maintain Ashes alive
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hris Woakes had backed England to rediscover their chasing mojo within the must-win Third Ashes Test at Headingley – however hopes victory is available in much less dramatic style than in 2019.
England reached the shut of a rain-affected third day on 27 with out loss, chasing a goal of 251 for the win that will maintain the sequence alive heading into the Fourth Test at Old Trafford.
It was on this floor 4 years in the past that Ben Stokes produced one of many all-time nice Test innings to guide England to a one-wicket victory in a nail-biting end.
“It would be nice to do it a little bit easier,” Woakes mentioned. “There’s a full day ahead of us tomorrow, we know what we’ve got to get.
“We know we’ve got to come and bat well, the scores in this game haven’t been high so we know it’s probably not going to be straightforward. Hopefully we can put some pressure on the Aussie bowlers and we know it’s a high scoring ground.”
England gained 4 matches in a row chasing firstly of the Bazball period final summer time, however have misplaced the final two matches through which they’ve batted final, by one run towards New Zealand in Wellington and by 43 regardless of one other Stokes epic at Lord’s final weekend.
“We know we can chase scores as a team,” Woakes added. “It certainly suits us which is a good thing. The scores haven’t been overly high in this game so you don’t just walk into it thinking it’s going to be a doddle.
“Naturally in a run chase there’s always nerves around. But they are good nerves. The thought of winning the Test, chasing down a score, and keeping yourself in the series.
“The chance to win a game always fills this team with excitement and we’re always looking to win, not just Tests, but moments within a Test.”