He then developed the side strain problem playing against Durham the day before the squad was announced.
Hondo was thought to be carrying a side strain, and he bowled only six overs though apparently without restraint.
Meanwhile, Andrew Caddick has pulled out of Somerset's squad for the Championship match with Durham after suffering a side strain.
Seamer Ryan Sidebottom will miss the tour having failed to recover from a side strain sustained during the one-day series.
England's bowling department has been depleted by injuries, with Ajmal Shahzad (hamstring) and Chris Tremlett (side strain) the latest casualties.
Ryan Sidebottom will miss the tour after failing to recover from a side strain picked up during the abandoned one-day series.
"I've not had a side strain in this manner before, " he added.
Tredwell was called up as cover after Swann suffered a side strain.
He spent the early part of this year recovering from foot and ankle surgery before suffering a side strain early in the Ashes tour.
Ponting said a "lack of bowling" was the reason for leaving out left-armer Bollinger, who has been feeling his way back following a side strain.
All-rounder Andrew Flintoff had earlier tested his side strain with a gentle warm-up in the nets and appeared as a substitute fielder shortly after lunch.
His progress was interrupted by a side strain but he says he is fully-fit as his batting, which has so far been unconvincing, also improves with more matches.
Shahzad picked up a hamstring injury while bowling and had to bat with a runner, while Tremlett was ruled out before the game due to a slight side strain.
Laws also faces a selection headache in defence as he will be without injured captain Steven Caldwell, while Clarke Carlisle is rated as only 50-50 with a side strain.
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Shahzad suffered a hamstring injury during Sunday's 51-run defeat in Brisbane, which saw England lose the series, while Tremlett did not take his place due to a slight side strain.
The Latvian was made to work hard to defeat Filippo Volandri 6-2 3-6 7-6 and next faces Spaniard Feliciano Lopez, who progressed when opponent Ivan Ljubicic withdrew with a side strain.
Flintoff also suffered a left-side strain in the opening week of the tour, prompting the selectors to call up all-rounder Ravi Bopara from the England Lions' tour of New Zealand as cover.
Having lost all-rounder Andrew Flintoff to a side strain at the end of the first day, England suffered an early blow on day two as first-innings top-scorer Owais Shah was ruled out because of an eye problem.
In his most consistent display since returning from ankle and side strain injuries mid-way through the summer, Flintoff scored his first half-century since scoring an unbeaten 72 against New Zealand in Hobart more than a year ago.
Not helped by the side strain which looks like preventing stand-in captain Bravo from bowling in the match, Taylor received little back-up from his fellow pacemen and the South Africans were rarely troubled in conditions now perfect for batting.
Dundee failed to take their chances in a first half which saw the Pittodrie side under considerable strain in defence.
It remains to be seen if the Kiwi has breathed a fresh strain of resilience into his side in the interim.
Wright was diagnosed with a moderate strain of the intercostal muscle on his left side Friday, an injury that may have been exacerbated by his presence in the WBC.
But interferon-ribavirin regimens clear the most common strain only half the time at most and cause an array of nasty side effects.
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Northampton's pre-match preparations were hampered when England call-up Courtney Lawes failed to recover from a minor groin strain, so Neil Best was promoted off the bench to start at blind-side flanker.
She attributed the soreness to previous back strain and a hug from her husband, and X-rays revealed a rib fracture on her left side.
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