Ex-England bowler Woakes to play on with Warwickshire

Chris Woakes, a former England all-star, has a new two-year deal with Warwickshire until the end of the 2027 campaign.

After playing 62 Tests, 122 one-day matches, and 33 T20 games for England, the 36-year-old retired from international cricket last month.

However, he has made the decision to continue playing for the county, and his new agreement will extend his 20-year tenure with the Bears to include all game formats.

According to Woakes, “It feels like the start of a new chapter with a club that properly feels like home” that I’ve been a part of for another two years.

Woakes was a member of Warwickshire’s winning teams for the 2012 and 2021 County Championships, and he also won the club’s White-ball competition, winning the T20 Blast trophy as Birmingham Bears in 2014, and the One-Day Cup in 2010 and 2016.

He has played for Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred and for Birmingham Phoenix in T20 tournaments around the world while taking 628 first-class wickets, at an average of 25.96, and 428 in limited overs cricket.

Performance director James Thomas praised him as an example of how to perform at the highest level over a long period of time. “He’s someone all our aspiring young players can look up to.