Chris Woakes features in the Bears squad for the first time this season after overcoming an ankle injury that’s delayed the start to his 2025 summer.
The 36-year-old is among the group that travels to New Road tomorrow for the last of seven games in the opening block of County Championship games before attention switches to the Vitality Blast.
Woakes – who’s been picked for two four-day England Lions games against India A starting on 30 May – last made a red ball appearance for Warwickshire on 3 July at Taunton.
If selected he’ll be looking to add to the 18 wickets he’s taken in four First Class games for the Club at New Road, including a match-winning 6/49 to bowl out the hosts early in the 2011 season.
Fellow seamer Chris Rushworth is again included in the squad and will be pushing for his first start of the season.
The 38-year-old – who took 13 wickets in six red ball appearances last season – has recovered from a calf injury and it means First Team Coach Ian Westwood has a selection decision to make in the seamers department.
First Team Coach Ian Westwood, said: “Apart from Boothy, who will be missing for quite some time, all our seamers are fit and in contention. It’s a good (selection) problem to have, at least fir this one game.
“The New Road game will be the last for Beau Webster for a while before he joins up with the Australia squad. He’ll be looking to sign off in style. And we hope to have him back for a couple of Championship games in late July.
“Rob Yates split the webbing in his hand taking a catch against Hampshire which he had stitched up. It was causing him some discomfort in our second innings, but it’s settled down now. He’s been batting and should be good to go for Worcestershire.”
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