South Africa are anxiously waiting on star batsman Hashim Amla's return to Dubai in time for the second Test against Pakistan.
Amla is in Durban with his wife for the imminent birth of the couple's second child.
Team manager Mohammed Mossajee told reporters on Sunday he was still waiting for Amla to return ahead of the start of the Test on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, bowling coach Alan Donald has returned home on family business.
"Alan (Donald) has returned home for family reasons, he has been granted excess leave, we are not sure whether he will return or not because he needs some time to sort things out," Moosajee said.
Donald, 47, had 330 Tests and 272 one-day wickets during an illustrious career for South Africa and has been bowling coach since last year.
Vincent Barnes, who is the high performance coach in South Africa, will arrive on Monday to take care of the bowling coach duties.
Both teams play five one-day and two Twenty20 internationals after the two-Test series.
South African coach Russell Domingo Amla had to be with his wife and that was out of the team's control.
"We craved to have him in the side and craved to have him in the side not just as a player but as a personality," said Domingo of the star batsman, who hit 118 runs in South African first innings in Abu Dhabi.
Despite Amla's century, South Africa were bowled out for 249 and went on to lose the first Test by seven wickets.
"Amla offers a lot of calmness so he will also be missed but it's not confirmed that he is not coming," said Domingo, still hoping Amla, the number one batsman in Test rankings, joins in time.
"Hashim is a tough guy to replace because of his performances but this South Africa side has depth and hopefully the player who does come in performs well."
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