Chapple was returning to his club, Lancashire, for treatment and would be replaced by Worcestershire's Kabir Ali, the ECB said in a statement.
England have named a provisional 30-man squad for the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies.
Batsman Anthony McGrath was dropped from the squad.
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