England bowler to miss first test

England fast bowler Graham Onions will miss the first test against Bangladesh starting on Friday after hurting his back in practice today.



The good news was that seamer Stuart Broad bowled 10 overs during net practice without feeling any back problem. He will undergo a final fitness test tomorrow.



Broad injured his back during the one-day international series against Bangladesh, and was not available for England\'s three-day warm-up against Bangladesh A.



Bangladesh omitted Mohammad Ashraful, their most capped player, from the two-test series because of a lack of form. Ashraful scored only 1 and 30 as captain of Bangladesh A.



The 26-test fast bowler Shahadat Hossain, who played in last month\'s test against New Zealand, was also dropped on form.