The Pakistan cricket selectors may recall controversial batsman Ijaz Ahmed in one of three changes to their squad for the test series against New Zealand.
Karachi reports suggest that Ijaz - who is the brother-in-law of banned test player Salim Malik - is one of a small group of replacement players being considered.
The changes come with injured middle-order batsman Inzaman ul-Haq almost certainly out of the first test at Auckland.
The Dawn newspaper said the Pakistan selectors had delayed their announcement until today in order to complete some "formalities" involving Ijaz's travel documents.
Ijaz played for Pakistan in the tri-nations series in Singapore under the captaincy of Waqar Younis.
But he has since launched various attacks on national team coach Javed Miandad, accusing him of, among other things, nepotism.
The 32-year-old right-hander Ijaz scored just 0 and 1 in the opening round match of the local Patron's Trophy, but was apparently being considered alongside rookie Misbah-ul-Haq, who has made 947 runs this season including four centuries.
Chairman of selectors Wasim Bari has reportedly confirmed right-hand batsman Younis Khan as one of the changes.
The others are expected to be a back-up wicket-keeper for Moin Khan and possibly Ijaz.
The Dawn predicted that young gloveman Humayun Farhat might receive the nod.
The trio would probably replace Shahid Afridi, Azhar Mahmood and batsman Imran Farhat.
Meanwhile, New Zealand batsman Roger Twose was keeping "mum" over his future plans in the ODI arena, neither confirming or denying rumours that today's match would be his last.
"I'm not sure," he said. "I really want to have a think about it over the next few months, but who knows? It could be my last, but then again it may not be."
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