Paul Collingwood is expected to be named in England's squad to SA despite being forced out of the Airtel CLT20 with a torn muscle.

Collingwood, 33, had been provisionally selected to play for his Indian Premier League franchise Delhi Daredevils in the two-week club tournament but scans revealed the injury was bad enough for the England and Wales Cricket Board to veto his participation.

The scan showed a grade two tear in one of his gluteal muscles and he was subsequently pulled out of Delhi's 15-man squad.

But the injury - similar to the one that kept his England colleague Stuart Broad out of the Champions Trophy semi-final defeat against Australia last Friday - is not expected to affect Collingwood's participation at the start of the tour to South Africa next month.

"It's anticipated, with rest and rehabilitation, he will be available for the tour of South Africa," an ECB spokesman said.

Collingwood suffered the injury during his innings of 34 against the Australians.

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"We have a contract with the IPL about making our players available. However, Collingwood has picked up a little niggle in his buttock," revealed coach Andy Flower, before England left South Africa at the weekend.

"It is a genuine injury. We don't know how bad it is but he definitely did something when he played one of his first pull shots on Friday against Australia.

"He actually struggled through the game with that problem. It is not in any way trying to get him rest."

Collingwood is the third of Delhi's international brigade to pull out in the past week, following injuries to South Africa's AB de Villiers (back) and New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori (hamstring).

The withdrawals will increase the likelihood of England one-day batsman Owais Shah featuring prominently.

Neither Collingwood nor Shah featured for Delhi during their stints in the second season of the IPL earlier this year.

The Daredevils have sought permission from the Champions League organisers to replace Collingwood with Yogesh Nagar - while Australian veteran Glenn McGrath is to be registered in Vettori's place, subject to the necessary approval.

Although not as lucrative as the IPL itself, players on the winning side in the global 20-over club competition are expected to pocket £80,000.

The inaugural champions receive a cheque for US Dollars 2.5million, which is split between the club or franchise and their playing staff.

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