Pakistan v England: Chris Tremlett quits tour of the United Arab Emirates with troublesome back injury Finn, Onions and Monty Panesar are all worthy substitutes, depending on how England see their needs developing over the course of this match, though of the three only Finn can match his physical dimensions. "He's a big lad and hadn't played a lot of cricket for a quite a while," said Strauss on Tuesday. It's always the case he gets stiff and sore after a fair amount of bowling, but generally he's been pretty good at recovering from that. It is probably difficult for people shivering back in the UK to conceive, but the unseasonable weather here has been cold enough for Onions, Durham born and bred, to pull out of playing golf after nine holes due to it being too cold. It was a hamstring-cum-back injury there, and his subsequent absence from the rest of the series suggests it has not fully cleared up even now. But then bowling fast is more demanding than it looks and requires both a steely mind and body, something England have worked upon with their fitness coach and psychologist. Both Tests played in Abu Dhabi have been drawn, which suggests taking 20 wickets is extremely difficult. But of England's first-choice bowlers, at least on the evidence of Dubai, then Tremlett is the one they will probably miss least given his reliance on bounce and seam movement in conditions that are thought to promote neither. According to Strauss, England might not have decided on his replacement until looking at the pitch this morning, yet whoever is called upon they will be hoping for that bit of magic from them that turns the game.