Onions back as injury cover

09:45, Aug 16 2011

England have welcomed Durham seamer Graham Onions back into the fold as they look to secure a 4-0 victory over India at The Oval. Onions, who has not played for his country since January 2010 due to a career-threatening back injury that kept him out for the duration of last season, has been added to the squad after Chris Tremlett was again ruled out and James Anderson was diagnosed with a minor leg injury. Although England do not rate the latter's quadricep complaint as a serious one, Onions has been called as cover, with Steven Finn likely to be ahead of him in the pecking order should Anderson miss out. Onions, who played in the 2009 Ashes as well as putting in some memorably stubborn displays with the bat in South Africa, has played eight Tests and taken 28 wickets. Tremlett was named in England's initial 13-man squad for the final match of the series, having missed the matches at Trent Bridge and Edgbaston - where his team-mates trounced India to ensure their country would top the International Cricket Council rankings for the first time. Story continues ADVERTISEMENT The Surrey man has succumbed to a back problem once again, while Anderson is to be monitored over the next couple of days ahead of Wednesday's start. National selector Geoff Miller said: "Unfortunately Chris Tremlett has failed a fitness test and won't be available for selection for the fourth npower Test, despite showing strong signs of recovery over the past few days. "Chris' absence, in conjunction with what appears to be a minor injury concern with Jimmy Anderson, has led to a call-up for Graham Onions as precautionary bowling cover. "We are hopeful that Jimmy will overcome this niggle by Thursday, but more time is required before a decision on his availability can be made conclusively. "Steven Finn is obviously in the squad and he is now joined by Graham Onions, who has been in good form for Durham since returning from a back injury at the start of the season."

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