Australia batsman Steve Smith, who could not be part of the final day proceedings of the second drawn Test at Lord\u2019s following a concussion, is hoping to regain full fitness before the third Ashes game beginning Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Saturday, Smith was hit by a ferocious bouncer on the neck by debutant Jofra Archer and had to retire hurt at 80. However, he came back after passing concussion tests and returned to make 92.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another concussion test was conducted before the fifth day\u2019s play as per Cricket Australia protocol, which \u201cdemonstrated some deterioration from his testing which is consistent with the emergence of the symptoms he was reporting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Sunday morning, however, the 30-year-old was diagnosed with late concussion and was ruled out of the game and was replaced by Marcus Labuschagne who played a gritty 59-run knock and helped Australia draw the Test and maintain their 1-0 lead in the ongoing Ashes series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Sunday evening, CA said a \u201cprecautionary scan\u201d of Smith\u2019s neck \u201ccleared him of any structural damage\u201d and that he would be \u201creviewed on an ongoing basis\u201d before the Headingley Test. He also had a scan on his neck on Sunday.\u201cWith the tests that I\u2019ve done and how I\u2019ve woken up today, I think it\u2019s the right decision,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019d obviously love to be out there trying to keep performing and try and help Australia win another Test match, but I think the right decision has been made.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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