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Cape Town - Wayne Parnell has been called to Cape Town and is hoping to play in Friday evening's clash at Newlands against England in a bid to add some much needed variation.
The 20-year-old left-arm seamer has recovered from an ankle injury and was in action for his club side in Port Elizabeth over the weekend to prove his fitness.
The Proteas are currently 1-0 behind in the five-match one day international series after their seven-wicket loss in Centurion on Sunday.
If a solution cannot be found in due time, they will struggle in much the same way on Friday evening.
Mickey Arthur, Proteas coach, said on Monday that he is looking for a bowling attack that packs a bigger punch.
"Charl (Langeveldt) is not entirely fit after his shoulder injury and Dale (Steyn) is the only bowler that really packs a punch. Wayne will join us in Cape Town on Tuesday and we will then have a look at his fitness. He bowled over the weekend and hopefully he will be ready to play".
The only question which remains is who will lose his spot in the team should Parnell be selected. The two players in jeopardy are Ryan McLaren and Albie Morkel.
At this stage it looks as if Morkel's struggles with the ball will be the deciding factor.
Even though his batting is better than McLaren's, the Free Stater impressed with the ball in the two Pro20 internationals against England.
With the Proteas bowling being the problem at the moment, the brains trust will probably stick with the better bowler out of the two.
It is amazing how quickly things change in limited overs cricket.
Six months ago - in the one day series against Australia - the Proteas bowling attack swung the series.
The gameplan back then with the two spinners, Johan Botha and Roelof van der Merwe, was to tie down the batsmen and this worked game after game against the Aussies.
However, England had a counter to this plan and it is very apparent that the spinners are being targeted.
Arthur believes that Botha and Van der Merwe are not on the same level as they were when they played the Aussies.
"Yes, they will be targeted, but if they bowl as well as they did against the Aussies, then it will not be that easy to target them."
The coach also confirmed that Herschelle Gibbs, who has replaced the injured Jacques Kallis, will be considered as a middle-order option in the batting line-up.
"If everyone is fit, Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis are our openers.
"Hashim Amla will stand in for them if either of them is injured. Herschelle will serve as a reserve to the middle order batsmen, JP Duminy and Alviro Petersen."
Cape Town - Wayne Parnell has been called to Cape Town and is hoping to play in Friday evening's clash at Newlands against England in a bid to add some much needed variation.
The 20-year-old left-arm seamer has recovered from an ankle injury and was in action for his club side in Port Elizabeth over the weekend to prove his fitness.
The Proteas are currently 1-0 behind in the five-match one day international series after their seven-wicket loss in Centurion on Sunday.
If a solution cannot be found in due time, they will struggle in much the same way on Friday evening.
Mickey Arthur, Proteas coach, said on Monday that he is looking for a bowling attack that packs a bigger punch.
"Charl (Langeveldt) is not entirely fit after his shoulder injury and Dale (Steyn) is the only bowler that really packs a punch. Wayne will join us in Cape Town on Tuesday and we will then have a look at his fitness. He bowled over the weekend and hopefully he will be ready to play".
The only question which remains is who will lose his spot in the team should Parnell be selected. The two players in jeopardy are Ryan McLaren and Albie Morkel.
At this stage it looks as if Morkel's struggles with the ball will be the deciding factor.
Even though his batting is better than McLaren's, the Free Stater impressed with the ball in the two Pro20 internationals against England.
With the Proteas bowling being the problem at the moment, the brains trust will probably stick with the better bowler out of the two.
It is amazing how quickly things change in limited overs cricket.
Six months ago - in the one day series against Australia - the Proteas bowling attack swung the series.
The gameplan back then with the two spinners, Johan Botha and Roelof van der Merwe, was to tie down the batsmen and this worked game after game against the Aussies.
However, England had a counter to this plan and it is very apparent that the spinners are being targeted.
Arthur believes that Botha and Van der Merwe are not on the same level as they were when they played the Aussies.
"Yes, they will be targeted, but if they bowl as well as they did against the Aussies, then it will not be that easy to target them."
The coach also confirmed that Herschelle Gibbs, who has replaced the injured Jacques Kallis, will be considered as a middle-order option in the batting line-up.
"If everyone is fit, Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis are our openers.
"Hashim Amla will stand in for them if either of them is injured. Herschelle will serve as a reserve to the middle order batsmen, JP Duminy and Alviro Petersen."
