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Australia's Steve Smith Ruled Out Of Third Ashes Test

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Australia's Steve Smith Ruled Out Of Third Ashes Test

By AFP News December 17, 2025 • 10:01 AM View: 160

Australia's Steve Smith was ruled out of the third Ashes Test against England just before it started Wednesday with vertigo symptoms, but is expected to be available for the Boxing Day clash in Melbourne.

Smith, who captained the team to emphatic eight-wicket wins in Perth and Brisbane, missed training on Monday citing illness but batted on Tuesday and was initially named in the starting XI.

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