I think 4, but points taken. He was never serious regarding his batting; but even then he had few match winning knocks when chips were down, indicates potential was much more. May be diabetics didn't help working extra hours.
I see lot's of theory in All-rounders - to me there are 4 types
- Batting all-rounders, who would make the team if they are for some reason banned for bowling (MoHa indeed one in Asia) - the best ever I have seen in Kallis
- Bowling all-rounder, who makes the team on bowling merit, but can contribute with bat - best one I have seen in Wasim Akram
- The genuine all-rounder - someone, who would make the team simply as a bowler or batsman & capable of winning the game either with bat or ball. There are only 4 in cricket history - Imran, Miller, Botham & Kapil; with Khan being the best to me
- Bits & pieces - all-rounders that doesn't make the team for either skills, but 2/3 of them actually makes a very good combination; if you can select horses for courses. No offence, but there are many, many such - current England team is making a tremendous side with Woakes, Moeen, Rashid, Stokes in their line up.
Woakes, still is in the 4th category, but he can move to the bowling all-rounder's category if he can maintain his bowling. My hunch is, he is going to create selection problem for for England in India & AUS - ENG 'll need 2 spinners in IND & a 3rd fast bowler in AUS - if he can still keep his place for 10 Tests (barring injury) for his bowling in IND & AUS - indeed, I'll take him as a bowling all-rounder. As of now, he is a good bits & pieces all-rounder (like Azhar Mahmood), who is going through a Midas touch period - again like Azhar, who had 3 outstanding hundreds in his 1st 5 Tests, all against SAF & 2 in SAF..