Anxiety for Vaughan as injury keeps Giles out of second Test

Ashley Giles has been ruled out of the second Test against Bangladesh after failing to recover from the hip injury that caused him to miss England's first Test of the summer at Lord's.

Ashley Giles has been ruled out of the second Test against Bangladesh after failing to recover from the hip injury that caused him to miss England's first Test of the summer at Lord's.

England's selectors were hopeful that another week of rest would allow the left-arm spinner to play at Chester-le-Street, but the ailment is taking longer than expected to heal.

Duncan Fletcher, the England coach, confirmed the news following Saturday's innings and 261-run victory over Bangladesh. "Ashley will not be ready for the next Test so we have decided to leave him out," Fletcher said.

"We are hoping he will be ready for the one-dayers in June but he was pretty downbeat when he left here the other day."

The Warwickshire spinner sustained the injury three weeks ago and there is a possibility he may require surgery. "In the long term he may require an operation," Fletcher said. "But this is a long way down the line and the medical team are pretty confident that the treatment he is getting will deal with the problem."

Against Bangladesh, England can accommodate the absence of Giles, and Gareth Batty can expect to take part in his second Test of the summer. But should the injury still be affecting the 32 year-old in a month England will have a problem.

The fear is that if Giles spends too much time out he will have lost the confidence and form that, before this injury struck, had allowed him to make a superb start to the season.

Giles - along with Andrew Flintoff - is England's most reliable bowler and Michael Vaughan will need him to be fit for the first Ashes Test against Australia on 21 July.