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Smith in doubt after ‘rusty’ net session on match eve – cricket.com.au
Australia’s coach says his star player ‘looked a bit rusty’ in his return to the nets and is far from certain to play the third ODI against England
Coach Justin Langer has cast doubt over Steve Smith’s return for Australia’s series-deciding ODI against England, revealing the star batsman ‘still looked a bit rusty’ in his return to the nets early on Wednesday morning (AEST).
Smith, a notoriously dedicated trainer, ducked into a bouncer that kept low on a worn pitch in the Old Trafford nets last week while facing throw downs near the end of a long batting session.
While he has passed multiple concussion tests since then, the star batsman – …
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