England picked the two fast bowlwrs for the seven-match one-day series against the West Indies.
"It has become apparent to me that my knee will not allow me to play Test match cricket," said the England fast bowler.
Darren Gough took four for 26 as Zimbabwe were routed for 92 after being asked to bat first.
The England fast bowler pledged to keep playing as long as he is physically able to do so.
Jos Buttler has not scored a fifty in his last 12 Test innings and also dropped Jermaine Blackwood, who ended up scoring match-winning 95 for West Indies in the first Test.
The selection of Ravi Shastri's coaching team will take place on Monday and the interviews for the batting, bowling and fielding coaches will be conducted by the national selection committee headed by MSK Prasad.
The interviews for the rest of the support staff will be held on August 19.
India ODI captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will join compatriot Virender Sehwag and a host of other international cricketers for a charity match at the Kia Oval on September 17.
Memorable moments from Shane Warne's glittering career.
Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen appeared to have brought the curtain down on his cricket playing career on Saturday, announcing his decision to step away from the game in a series of messages on social media.
Openers KL Rahul and Parthiv Patel produced a calm and composed performance as India reached 60 for no loss at stumps on the second day of the fifth and final dead-rubber Test against England at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday.
Factbox on the fifth Ashes Test match between Australia and England, which starts on Thursday:
Rajneesh Gupta highlights all the important numbers for the England team from cricket World Cups.
Rajneesh Gupta picks fun sledging through the decades.
Statistical highlights of the tri-series match between India and England at the WACA on Friday.
Darren Gough feels India have enough firepower in their pace attack to cover for the absence of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah i
Statistical highlights of the ICC Champions Trophy's Group A match between England and Australia in Birmingham.
Statistical highlights of the fifth and final ODI between India and New Zealand.
Australia's 111-ball 60 against England in the fourth Ashes Test is the shortest all-out first innings ever in Test cricket history. Rajneesh Gupta presents other such shocking collapses on the first day of a Test in recent times.
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