Steve Smith can return in second Test against West Indies (Photo -PTI)
The second Test between Australia and West Indies starts from July 3. Before the commencement of this Test match, a big report is coming out of the Australia camp. Australian veteran player Steve Smith may return to the second Test. He suffered an injury to his finger while fielding in the final of the World Test Championship and that is why he could not participate in the first Test against the West Indies played in Barbados.
You can replace Josh English
Australia’s head coach Andrew McDonald is confident that Steve Smith will be seen batting at number four in the second Test. He will be included in Australia’s playing XI in this match instead of Josh English. According to ESPNcricinfo, Smith trained with a soft cricket ball in New York. He stayed there for a week and on June 28, Smith has joined the team. Regarding Steve Smith, head coach Andrew McDonald said, ‘The most important thing is whether Steve Smith’s finger is completely better or not. The risk cannot be taken at all about their finger. He will return and I think Australian players will also be seen playing.
Talking about Josh English, he batted at number four in the first Test against the West Indies. Both of them could not score a big score in the innings. He scored 5 runs in the first innings while in the second innings, English was out on a personal score of 12 runs. However, in the second Test, Steve Smith will be seen playing at number four.
Australia won the first Test
In the first Test match, Australia scored 180 runs in their first innings, in response to which the West Indies team was piled on 190 runs. Australia team scored 310 runs in the second innings. The West Indies team could not score a big score in the second innings and was all out for 141 runs. With this victory, Australia has taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match Test series. Now it remains to be seen how the West Indies team makes a comeback in this series?
