paceman Tim Bresnan ruled out of Pakistan series

Durham seamer Onions has taken his place in the Test squad

England will be without paceman Tim Bresnan for their forthcoming Test series against Pakistan because of injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) long-established on Monday.

The 26-year-old paceman, who still has pain in the elbow which was operated on in November, had already miss England's opening three-day tour match next to an ICC joint XI which they won by three wickets in the UAE on Monday.

Bresnan took 16 wickets in the three Tests he played next to India at home last year - a series which lifted Captain Andrew Strauss's men to number one in the Test rankings. An ECB statement said Bresnan's right elbow had "flared up" during his new return to bowling following surgical treatment to remove a bone section in November.

"I'm clearly gutted not to have an opportunity to play in the Test series but I knew that looking at my treatment programmed it was always going to be handle and go to get me ready for the series," said Yorkshire all-rounder Bresnan.

"I want to wish the squad all very best and the main distress for me now is to get myself ready for the one-day series in February," added Bresnan, who in his 10 Tests has taken 41 wickets at 23.60 each.

Bresnan's place in the Test squad has gone to Durham seamer Graham Onions, previously in the UAE as bowling cover.

Onions, 29, played the last of his eight Tests next to South Africa in Cape Town two years ago.

England are due to play a Pakistan Cricket Board XI in a second warm-up match, also in Dubai, from January 11-13 before the first Test of a three-match series starts there on January 17.

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England's Bresnan has prod operation

England bowler Tim Bresnan has undergone surgery on his elbow but is predictable to be fit for the Test series next to Pakistan in the New Year, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) exposed on Thursday.

Yorkshire pace man Bresnan feel pain in his elbow during the new one-day tour of India and was sent for an operation to remove a bone portion.

But the ECB said they probable him to be fit for next month's visit to the United Arab Emirates, where Pakistan are once more playing a 'home' series because of security concern in their own country.

"The Yorkshire and England pace bowler Tim Bresnan undergo an operation yesterday (Wednesday) to take away a bone piece from the back of his elbow," said an ECB statement.

"His symptoms started during the England one-day squad’s new tour of India and have failed to settle with rest.

"The ECB medical employees will oversee his analysis programmed in combination with Yorkshire and he is predictable to make a full revival in time for England's Test Series against Pakistan in the UAE which starts in January."

England, the world's number one ranked Test side, are predictable to name their squad for the three-match series next week.

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Bresnan boost England proposal

Tim Bresnan reserved himself in the frame for an England place in the first Test against India at Lord's by grab four wickets against Worcestershire.

In circumstances which aided seam and swing, Yorkshire bowled out their member Division One strugglers for 168 on a green-tinged pitch after sending them in to bat, Ryan Sidebottom also presentation good form to pick up three wickets.

It was not entirely plain marine for the Yorkshire batsmen either, but skipper Andrew Gale hit a robust unbeaten 68 for his side to close on 135 for five, still trailing by 33.

Bresnan appear to be competing for a place in England's Test team with Nottinghamshire's Stuart Broad, who claim two wickets but endured a largely trying day against Somerset at Trent Bridge.

After four wickets cut down in the morning session, Craig Kieswetter made 151 not out and put on a club-record 290 for the fifth wicket with James Hildreth, who was out for 137, as the visitors took manage to finish on 341 for five.

Kieswetter hit 21 fours and a six in his 218-ball innings, while Hildreth struck 20 fours in 219 balls previous to he was dismiss by Broad (two for 75) in the last but one over of the day.

Hampshire fight back with two wickets in the last hour after they had been dismiss for 206 by Sussex at Hove.

Monty Panesar (four for 71) and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan (three for 38) were the pick of the Sussex assault as only Liam Dawson (38) and Sean Ervine (32) got precedent 30 for bottom-of-the-table Hampshire.

But Sussex establishes things just as tough in the 15 overs they had to face before stump as they were summary to 27 for two. Glamorgan paid a high price for a drop catch as Jon Clare scored the second century of his career to rescue Derbyshire in their Division Two match.

Clare hammer 130, his maximum first-class score, after he had been badly miss on eight at second slip by Ben Wright with Derbyshire on the ropes at 147 for seven.

It prove an luxurious lapse as Clare common an eighth-wicket stand of 125 with Dan Redfern, who was out for 99, and added 104 with Mark Turner - the fourth highest last-wicket partnership in Derbyshire's history - to carry the home side to 360.

Clare then strike a big blow when he detached Glamorgan captain Alviro Petersen, with the visitors in problem on 39 for two at the close. A second consecutive century from captain James Foster and a four-wicket haul for trialist Tom Craddock gave Essexthe edge next to Leicestershire at Grace Road.

Foster finished winning on 117 to steer Essex to a total of 322 before 21-year-old leg-spinner Craddock picked up four wickets in an inspiring spell as Leicestershire slip from 109 without loss to 245 for seven at the close, still 77 runs behind.

Even Mark Ramprakash struggle to bring a appearance of common-sense batting to events at The Oval, where one more rash of 15 wickets fell on a helter-skelter second day.

Having dismiss Kent for 250 to gain a first-innings benefit of 137, Surrey then stumbled to 138 for seven by the mid-point of a second division match played more like a Twenty20 bash than a conservative championship tussle.

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