Zondeki in line for recall

Monde Zondeki could face Bangladesh in the second Test, which starts tomorrow

South Africa are likely to recall pace bowler Monde Zondeki to the side for the second Test against Bangladesh, which starts in Centurion tomorrow.

Zondeki is likely to replace Paul Harris, who broke a thumb in the first test.

Coach Mickey Arthur confirmed the switch, and predicted another bouncy wicket for the young tourists.

"We haven’t had a chance to look at the wicket - it’s still covered, but once we’ve seen what the pitch looks like, we’ll make a final decision,” Arthur said.

"We’ve got our bases covered - we’ve got Monde and Robin Peterson in the squad, so we can decide whether to go for an all-pace attack, or include Robin as the spinner.

"We’ve asked for a lot of grass on the pitch, and for the wicket to favour the seamers. Monde’s been on tour with us for a while, and I would like to see him in action in a game.

"If we find there’s not much grass, we’ve got Robin standing by, but if there is a lot of grass, we’ll go with an all-seam attack."

But despite this Arthur is not keen to leave out a spinner from the side.

"For the past few years, the spinner has played an important role for us - a holding role in the first innings, and a wicket taking role in the second.

"With no disrespect to Bangladesh, we would not have asked for the wicket we’ve requested if we had been playing Australia or England or one of the bigger teams, but because it’s Bangladesh, it’s given us a little lee-way."

Arthur said South Africa’s goal in the second Test was to be ruthless and clinical.

"It’s a bit of a cliche, but the good teams are those that do the right things more often. We want to concentrate on doing things right and continuing with the good habits we got into in England, to make sure we’re ready for Australia.

"We won’t be taking any short cuts in our preparation and our mental attitude."

South Africa won the first Test by an innings and 129 runs.