Woakes: We’re not red-hot favourites

CHRIS WOAKES believes “five or six teams” are capable of winning the 2023 World Cup – but admits England aren’t as big a favourites as they were in 2019. The reigning champions open the tournament with a mouth-watering contest against New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on October 5, a replay of the unforgettable final of four years ago at Lord’s. “It’s certainly a different feeling going into it,” fast bowler Woakes said in the latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly. “In the run-up to the 2019 tourn...

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