Chris Woakes leaves England Test tour of India

The Warwickshire seamer has not played at all this winter and returns home for a period of rest with his young family

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England will be without Chris Woakes for the fourth Test against India in Ahmedabad after the seamer flew home for his period of rest.

All multi-format players have been permitted time away from international cricket during the winter tours due to the mental demands of bio-secure bubbles.

Jofra Archer, Ben Stokes, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Mark Wood and Moeen Ali have all been given time off during the first two months of 2021.

The 31-year-old, who departed on Thursday (February 25) after the 10-wicket defeat in the third Test, has not featured in Sri Lanka and India, and was also in South Africa for the postponed ODI series.

Woakes has not been selected in the five-match T20 series which runs from March 12-20. He returns home to be with his wife Amie and their two young children Ella and Evie-Louise.

He is likely to be picked for the one-day international series in Pune between March 23-28, with the squad still to be confirmed, and afterwards is due to represent Delhi Capitals in the IPL.

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