England seamer Graham Onions will fly back to England after being ruled out of the two-Test series against Bangladesh due to a back injury.

The 27-year-old suffered the complaint in training last week after arriving in the sub-continent for the Test series and missed the three-day warm-up game against Bangladesh A.

Onions was yesterday ruled out for the opening Test, which begins in Chittagong tomorrow, but with the problem showing no signs of improving the Durham seamer has now been ordered home to recover.

England are also sweating on the fitness of Stuart Broad who yesterday resumed bowling after suffering back spasms, with no replacement for Onions expected to be named.