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Aussies ‘Frustrated’ at Steve Smith After Third Test Omission

Cricket Australia said Smith’s cervical facet joint injury will keep him out as Labuschagne’s five-ball duck deepens doubts about his Perth Test place.

Summary by 7NEWS Australia
‘This was Smith’s decision alone; the Australian team believed he was fit to play.’

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Sydney Morning HeraldSydney Morning Herald
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Labuschagne confronts Test match mortality as Smith injury revealed

Steve Smith had an MRI to investigate his neck issue; meanwhile his top order offsider Marnus Labuschagne was out for a five-ball duck.

·North Sydney, Australia
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7NEWS Australia7NEWS Australia
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Aussies ‘frustrated’ at Steve Smith after third Test omission

‘This was Smith’s decision alone; the Australian team believed he was fit to play.’

·Australia
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Fox Sports AustraliaFox Sports Australia

Smith’s mystery neck injury explained as scans answer big question over shock withdrawal

The mystery neck problem that forced Steve Smith out of the Cape Town Test has been revealed as what Cricket Australia is calling a cervical facet joint injury.

·Australia
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7NEWS Australia broke the news in Australia on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
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