AustraliaExperienced preacher Steve Smith Their availability for second test has offered a promising update about their availability West indiesIt is set to start at the National Cricket Stadium in Granada on 3 July. A finger of the right hand missed the series opener due to a finger injury World Test Championship 2023–25 finals Against the Lord South Africa,
Steve Smith shares updates on fitness ahead of the Granada Test
The 36 -year -old, while trying to catch slips during the WTC final, disorganized his finger, giving immediate medical attention. Fortunately, he avoided surgery but had to sit out of the first test in Barbados, which Australia comfortably won 159 runs To go up 1–0 in a three-match series. Speaking of his recovery, Smith looked excited and suggested that he had returned to almost full fitness.
“For me, it will just feel like training in general, I think. I really don’t feel any pain or anything. It is just being used for splint and minor limited movement. It’s not very bad, I have got a lot of movement now, so it feels good. The ball feels completely fine,” Said as quoted by Smith ICC,
No other slips for Smith?
While Smith is confident of returning with the bat, he indicated a change in his general fielding situation. Slip Cordon is known for its sharp awareness, the injury may force him to stand somewhere else on the field.
“Fielding some balls in front of the wicket would probably be the most strange thing for me, I don’t think I have ever done in a Test match. Fielding in either mid-on or mid-off or fine leg, a little different to stand on the second or first slip,” Smith added.
If Smith returns to the Granada test, it can be a great positive for Australia, given their combined record against the Caribbean side. In just eight trials against the West Indies, former Australian skipper has scored an average of 872 runs at an average of 124.57, including three hundreds and several half -centuries.
