Archive · 5 Aug 2026
Australia's Neser Out of Bangladesh Test Series With Calf Injury
Michael Neser is a cricketer for Australia who throws the ball very fast to try to get batters out.
He also bats, so he is called an all-rounder.
Neser got hurt while practicing with his team in Brisbane.
He hurt a muscle in his lower leg, called the calf.
Because of this injury, he cannot train or play cricket for several weeks.
That is why he will miss the big Test series between Australia and Bangladesh.
The first game of that series will be in a city called Darwin on August 13.
The team still has other fast bowlers like Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland who can play instead.
Neser hopes to get better and join the tour against South Africa in October.
Resting and recovering from an injury takes time so he can be healthy again.
Veteran Australian all-rounder Michael Neser has been ruled out of the Test series against Bangladesh after suffering a right calf strain during training.
Cricket Australia said the injury will sideline him for several weeks, with one report estimating the 36-year-old is out for about a month.
Neser was training with the squad in Brisbane as a standby fast bowler and the primary backup pace option with Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood returning from injury.
The first Test starts in Darwin on August 13, where Australia is set to choose from Cummins, Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland, with Nathan Lyon offering spin.
Neser now targets a return for Australia's three-match Test tour of South Africa in October, the country of his birth.
- Who
- Michael Neser, Australia's veteran seam-bowling all-rounder, who was training with the national squad in Brisbane as a standby fast bowler.
- What
- Neser was ruled out of Australia's Test series against Bangladesh after sustaining a right calf strain during a training session.
- When
- The decision was announced on Wednesday; the first Test of the series is scheduled for August 13.
- Where
- Neser was injured while training with the squad in Brisbane; the series opener will be played in Darwin.
- Why
- The right calf strain will prevent him from training or playing for several weeks, with one report saying he is ruled out for about a month.
- Player
- Michael Neser
- Age
- 36
- Injury
- Right calf strain
- Series
- Two-match home Test series vs Bangladesh
- First Test
- August 13 in Darwin
- Estimated Layoff
- Several weeks to about a month
- Return Target
- Three-match Test tour of South Africa in October
- Ashes Form
- 15 wickets at an average of 19.93 in three appearances, including a maiden five-wicket haul at the Gabba
