England vs India: Chris Woakes ruled out of remainder of final Test after injuring shoulder on opening day

Chris Woakes is a doubt for the winter Ashes series after a suspected dislocated shoulder ruled him out of the rest of England's final Test against India.

Woakes landed awkwardly on his shoulder towards the end of day one at The Oval as he dived to prevent a boundary, and left the field with his arm in a sling.

A statement from the England and Wales Cricket Board, released before the start of play on Friday, said the seamer was expected "at this stage" to play no further part in the match and would be assessed again at the end of the series.

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The injury is a suspected dislocation, leaving Woakes' hopes of touring Australia hanging by a thread.

England play five Ashes Tests between November 21 and January 8 and their senior seamer, who also offers lower-order runs, would be a candidate for selection if fit despite enjoying his greatest Test successes at home.

In the meantime, his absence from the attack at The Oval leaves England with just three front-line bowlers for the rest of the fifth Test as they aim to avoid defeat and secure a series victory, though the remaining seamers had little trouble polishing off the India tail on Friday morning as the tourists were bowled out for 224.

Gus Atkinson, recalled to the side after injury and the pick of England's bowlers on day one, completed a five-wicket haul, while Josh Tongue finished with three and Jamie Overton was not required to bowl after struggling for consistency on his return to the side on Thursday.

England went into the game without a recognised spinner, leaving Joe Root and Jacob Bethell as their main slow-bowling options.

The morning statement from the ECB read: "England seamer Chris Woakes will continue to be monitored throughout the remainder of the Rothesay Fifth Test at The Kia Oval, following a left shoulder injury sustained on day one of the match against India.

"At this stage, the injury has ruled him out of any further participation in the Test.

"A further assessment will be conducted at the conclusion of the series."

Sky Sports' Mel Jones, speaking ahead of the second day's play, said: "It looked quite sickening. When he went down it looked quite bad but the fact it is his left arm [and he is right-handed] it might help him come back as a player. But none of it looked good.

"He has worked so hard to be the leader of the bowling attack and then it comes to this. England have now lost their senior bowler and India will be thinking they have an opportunity now."

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Should subs be allowed in Test matches?

The injury to Woakes has reignited the debate about whether substitutions should be more widely allowed in Tests.

Under the current rules, subs can only bat or bowl when replacing a player who has suffered a concussion, but India coach Gautam Gambhir called for more general injury replacements after seeing Rishabh Pant suffer a fractured foot during the fourth Test.

Sky Sports' pundits gave their own verdicts after the opening day at The Oval, with Dinesh Karthik arguing there may be scope to ask for an injury replacement in a Test if the match referee agrees with it.

"For the second time in this series, on day one of a Test match, an injury has happened where you get the feeling that the player couldn't participate in the Test match anymore," Karthik said.

"It begs the question that if it is a proper injury, like what we have noticed on the field with Woakes, maybe the team could ask for a replacement if the match referee feels it's okay."

Former England bowler Stuart Broad said there were arguments to be made on both sides, but a replacement would improve the quality and standard of the cricket.

"There are decent arguments either way, aren't there?" Broad said.

"It would certainly improve the standard and quality of cricket if you could keep it at 11-v-11 throughout the game, especially when it's unusual injuries, like Pant's last week or what has happened with Woakes.

"He has not come into the game with that sole injury or is trying to manage an injury."

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England vs India - results and schedule

All games at 11am UK and Ireland; all on Sky Sports

• First Test (Headingley) - England won by five wickets
• Second Test (Edgbaston) - India won by 336 runs
• Third Test (Lord's) - England won by 22 runs
• Fourth Test (Emirates Old Trafford) - Match drawn
• Fifth Test (The Kia Oval): July 31 - August 4