Date-stamped : 23 Dec96 - 06:13 17 December 1996 Waller set to clinch first cricket Test cap by Jahoor Omar The call-up has finally come for Andy "Bundu" Waller who was yes- terday named in the Zimbabwean 12 for the first cricket Test against England at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, starting tomor- row. More renowned for his cavalier batting in one-day games, the 37- year-old hard-hitting, top-order batsman has represented the country in a number of limited-overs internationals. Waller has also captained the second-string side in South African provincial competitions and, before they attained Test status, was briefly skipper of the Zimbabwean side for the tour by Brian Lara`s Young West Indians in 1989. Like many a Zimbabwen cricketer, the Alexandra batsman has often had to choose between a career, in his case farming, and the game, often ruling himself out of contention for a Test place when having to choose between the two. But now a first Test beckons for the available Waller, who is one of five changes to the Zimbabwe Test team which lost the second and final Test, and with it the series, against Pakistan in Faisalabad last month. Dropped are Craig Wishart, opener Mark Dekker and three seamers, Bryan Strang, Everton Matamabanadzo and Mpumelelo Mbangwa. The latter two made their Test debuts in that Faisalabad test. Waller is likely to come in at three, pushing the likes of Alis- tair Campbell, David Houghton and Andy Flower down to strengthen the middle order. Returning to the fold are Stuart Carlisle, who will open with Grant Flower, and three fast bowlers, Heath Streak, Henry Olonga and Eddo Brandes. Carlisle last played for Zimbabwe on their tour earlier this year to New Zealand; Streak and Olonga come back after recent injuries, and Brandes after new-found fire-in- the-belly. Andrew Whittall, who has won three Test caps, the last being against Pakistan in the first Test at Sheikhupura last month, will probably do 12th man duties unless the team decide to go in with two spinners, in which case the likely casualty is Olonga. Meanwhile, England`s Ronnie Irani`s availability for the opening Test was thrown into doubt when he was flown from Bulawayo to Harare yesterday to consult a doctor about his back problem. The all-rounder, who nearly pulled out of Sunday`s first one-day international in Bulawayo which Zimbabwe won by two wickets, was expected to rejoin the team last yesterday evening. Last week England captain Mike Atherton had to see an orthopedic surgeon. Source: The Herald (Harare) Contributed by The Management (help@cricinfo.com)