The Blues' goalkeeper is suffering from a back injury and has been sent back to St Andrews for treatment.
As Paul Robinson announced his international retirement on Sunday, hours after being recalled to Fabio Capello's squad, it leaves the Three Lions with only Joe Hart remaining from the keepers originally picked.
Coach Fabio Capello has named two replacements in Watford's Scott Loach and Blackburn's Frankie Fielding. Yet the move merely highlights the problems Capello is facing in the goalkeeping department.
Source: PA
Source: PA