As the dust begins to settle on a long goodbye for the country’s record wicket-taker, Woakes is eyeing his milestone 50th cap in next week’s second Test against the West Indies.

Since his debut in 2013, Woakes has often played second fiddle to the wicket-taking juggernaut that was the Anderson-Stuart-Broad double act, but now he has been trusted to oversee the transition to a new era.