England fast bowler Steve Harmison will miss the one-day series with Pakistan because of a nagging back problem. Harmison had a scan after the Test series earlier this month having experienced pain while bowling.
He was left out of the Twenty20 match at Bristol and will not be risked for five 50-over games starting this week.
An ECB statement said: "He's been ruled out as a precautionary measure after not responding to treatment following soreness in his lower back."
The England hierarchy added that no decision had yet been made on a replacement for Harmison.
"There is something in my side/back area which is causing a bit of concern, not the same thing as before, it's something new," the 27-year-old paceman said after the final Test at The Oval.
Harmison missed the Test series against Sri Lanka and was below par in the one-day matches that followed.
He returned a man-of-the-match performance in the second Test against Pakistan, taking 6-19, but then began to suffer problems in his side.
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