Chris Woakes: I can deliver in all-rounder's role for England at World Cup
Saturday 10 January 2015 11:03, UK
Chris Woakes is confident he can play "a huge part" in England's World Cup campaign despite the return of the team's senior fast bowlers.
James Anderson and Stuart Broad are back with the squad after sitting out the 5-2 one-day series defeat in Sri Lanka, where Woakes' 14 wickets made him a stand-out performer in a losing cause.
The Warwickshire seamer is now competing with Chris Jordan and Steve Finn for a starting place ahead of the tri-series with Australia and India and the World Cup that follows.
He said: "First and foremost it's great to have them (Anderson and Broad) back, as a unit it lifts everyone. They're world-class bowlers with a lot of experience behind them and it particularly helps the younger guys to learn from them.
"We'll see what happens, but hopefully I can still feature and play a huge part. Obviously if I'm offered the new ball again I'm going to take it but if the experienced lads are going to do that then I'm happy to fit in anywhere."
Woakes averages almost 20 with the bat in 24 one-day internationals - signifcantly more than Jordan and Finn.
"Hopefully I can fit in the team as an all-rounder," he said. "I feel I can offer a lot with the bat as well as the ball."
Watch England's Tri-series and World Cup games live on Sky Sports in the coming weeks. The Tri-nations opener against Australia is live on Sky Sports 2 from 3am on January 16.