Selectors are expected to confirm Matthew Wade as Australia's Test wicketkeeper for the home series against South Africa on Monday.

Wade's late withdrawal from Victoria's one-day match against Tasmania on Sunday should not affect his status.

He suffered a knock to his thumb while keeping last week in the Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania.

Wade was keen to play in Sunday's match at the MCG, but Australian team support staff decided he should sit out the game.

"I made myself available, but they told me to have a rest," Wade told FoxSports.

"I had a hit yesterday and everything felt fine ... they decided to give me a rest."

Wade also confirmed he would play in the home Shield match against Western Australia from Thursday.

The wicketkeeper role will be the main point of interest when Australia's squad is named on Monday for the first Test against South Africa at the Gabba starting on November 9.

Wade took over the job in April when Haddin had to return from the West Indies tour for family reasons.

The Victorian played in the three Tests against the West Indies and went on to impress selectors in Twenty20 and one-day internationals.

"I'm pretty relaxed, obviously I've done everything I can do in Shield cricket, so fingers crossed I get that opportunity," Wade said.

"Anytime you get to the top of your sport, there's going to be a lot of interest in what's going on.

"'Hads' is a terrific player and I've hopefully done enough to get that opportunity."

While 35-year-old Haddin has conceded the selectors will most likely go with Wade for the first Test, he has far from given up returning to the Australian team.

Haddin made a strong start to the domestic season and also showed strong form while leading the Sydney Sixers to the final of the Champions League Twenty20 tournament in South Africa.

But like Wade, Haddin is nursing a hand injury.

He needed treatment after stopping a Mitchell Starc delivery during their tight semi-final win over the Titans and later had scans which cleared him of a thumb fracture.

The two obvious changes to the Test squad will be the likely return of Victorian pacemen Peter Siddle and James Pattinson, who missed the West Indies tour because of injury.

Fellow quick Ryan Harris continues to recover from shoulder surgery.

Siddle and Pattinson also sat out Sunday's game.