Steve Smith sustains injury ahead of Sri Lanka tour

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Smith Australian cricketer Steven Smith. (FILE)

Australian skipper for the two-match Test bid against Sri Lanka Steven Smith has sustained an elbow wounded connected the close manus portion throwing a shot successful the tract during a Big Bash League lucifer connected Friday.

“His is preparing to articulation the trial squad successful Dubai aboriginal this week pursuing further specializer input. Further updates volition beryllium shared arsenic they are known,” said an Australian Press release.

Smith has been appointed arsenic the full-time skipper Pat Cummins is retired of the circuit owed to the commencement of his 2nd kid and besides an ankle injury.

“Pat Cummins is recovering from accrued near ankle soreness which was aggravated by precocious workloads during the Test summer. He volition question specializer rehabilitation proposal this week and is apt to necessitate a play of carnal mentation and recovery,” the merchandise quoted astir Cummins.

Left-arm spinner Mathew Kunnemann who made an awesome debut successful India successful 2023 and was selected for the Sri Lankan circuit excessively has sustained a breached thumb portion playing for Brisbane Heat.

“He volition stay successful Australia portion the surgical coiled heals further. He is planned to resume bowling this week with a presumption to joining the squad successful Sri Lanka if helium continues to advancement well,” the merchandise added.

Australian squad for Sri Lanka

Nathan McSweeney who was dropped from the Australian squad successful the mediate of the bid against India has been recalled.

In the lack of Pat Cummins the squad has 3 front-line gait bowlers Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland and Sean Abbott. The rotation section volition beryllium taken attraction of by off-spinner Nathan Lyon and left-arm spinner Matt Kuhneman.

Australia SQUAD: Steve Smith, Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Marnus Labuschagne, Travis Head, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Nathan McSweeney, Beau Webster, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc, Cooper Connolly, Todd Murphy, Matt Kuhneman, Sean Abbott, Scott Boland

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