Chris Woakes has been ruled out of the rest of England's one-day international tour of India with a thigh strain, and will be replaced by Graham Onions. Woakes has not played in any of England's back-to-back defeats so far, in a five-match series which continues at Mohali on Thursday.
Durham seamer Onions last played for England in the Cape Town Test against South Africa in January 2010 before distress a career-threatening back injury. A statement from the England and Wales Cricket Board read: "England bowler Chris Woakes has been ruled out of the remainder of England's one-day international tour of India due to a left quadriceps strain."
Woakes suffered the hurt on Sunday during England practice in Delhi and will now start a rehabilitation period that rules him out of the remaining three ODIs against India."Durham's Graham Onions has been called into the squad as a replacement and will join the England squad in Mumbai ahead of the fourth ODI," the statement read.
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