Melbourne, Aug. 5 -- Australian pacer Michael Neser suffered a right calf strain while training, but the veteran remains hopeful of selection for the South Africa tour in October.

Neser, 36, was not a part of the Aussie squad for the home Tests against Bangladesh starting next Thursday, due to return of star pacers Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood after a lengthy injury lay-off. The five-Test-old pacer has taken 22 wickets at an average of 18.90 and was a star of Australia's Ashes-winning campaign at home earlier this year, with 15 wickets at an average of 19.93, with a maiden five-wicket haul at his home ground in Brisbane and two other four-wicket hauls coming at Melbourne and Sydney during the high-profile Boxing Day and the New Year Te...