Johannesburg, Nov. 13 -- South Africa head coach Shukri Conrad has provided a fitness update on pacer Anrich Nortje ahead of the home Test series against Bangladesh, saying that the pacer will "definitely" be in contention to play one of the two Test matches and that he has recovered well from a groin injury sustained during the Tests against Australia at home.

Nortje injured his groin during the second Test of the recently completed three-game series at home against Australia, and the right-armer has recently returned to training ahead of the opening match of the Bangladesh series that commences in Johannesburg on Sunday.

While Conrad admitted that the first Test probably comes too soon for Nortje to feature in, the South Africa coach ...