Pollock visited a specialist for the third time in two weeks for tests which, it is hoped, will finally shed light on the nature and extent of the injury.

Shedlock said he considered it unwise to keep Pollock in the South African squad for the Dhaka tournament starting on October 24. It involves all nine Test playing countries.

``Considering the five Tests we will play against the West Indies this summer, not to mention all the one-day internationals, i think pollock should stay at home and rest instead of going to bangladesh," shedlock said.

Pollock sustained what was termed a minor back strain in a match last month. When he underwent a scan no major damage was revealed.

Another visit to a different specialist yielded similarly reassuring but vague results.

Shedlock hopes the problem will be diagnosed when the latest in-depth test results areavailable.