Melbourne. Legendary Australian batsman Steve Smith has revealed that he injured his wrist during the second Test against England at Lord’s and played through the majority of the Ashes series with the injury. The 34-year-old Smith scored 110 runs in the first innings of the second Test, but injured his left wrist in the process. Talking about the Ashes series, at one point the Australian team was leading 2-0. After this, England under the leadership of Ben Stokes made a great comeback and drew the series 2-2.
I got injured at Lord’s, Steve Smith told Fox Cricket. I don’t know when the injury happened, but it happened on the field. I came to know about it at night. There was some swelling in the wrist. He said that after this I played in the next match and then before the match at Old Trafford I had to take injections for pain relief. After returning home I felt that I was still not fit. I still can’t do many things properly. It is known that after scoring a century in the first Test at Lord’s, Smith went on to bat in 7 more innings in the Ashes series. During this he scored 34, 22, 2, 41, 17, 71 and 54 runs. This may explain their passion. Smith has scored 32 centuries in Tests.
Will not play against South Africa
Steve Smith said I had another scan, which showed a slight fracture in the wrist. Australia is scheduled to play a T20 and ODI series against South Africa next month. Smith is out of range. He is likely to be seen in the 3-match ODI series against India. The series is starting from September 22. It is considered important for the preparation of the World Cup starting from October 5.
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Fast bowler Mitchell Starc has also been ruled out of the South Africa series due to injury. Captain Pat Cummins is out for 6 weeks with a fracture. He is also expected to return from the series against India. India and Australia will meet in Chennai on October 8 in the World Cup. Australia has won the World Cup the most 5 times. Another team India has won the World Cup 2 times.
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First published: August 22, 2023, 17:56 IST