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Revealed: Why Smith was ruled out of Adelaide Test
SEN • December 17th, 2025 12:01 pm
Steve Smith is out of the third Ashes Test in Adelaide due to illness.
The superstar batted on Wednesday morning before chatting with coach Andrew McDonald and Pat Cummins on the playing surface during the side’s warm-up.
After that discussion, he immediately headed back to the rooms and subsequently headed back to the team hotel.
Smith was unwell on Monday and missed training but trained on Tuesday, albeit not at 100 per cent.
Khawaja replaces Smith at No.4 in the batting order. Travis Head and Jake Weatherald remain at the top.
Australia will bat first after losing the toss in Adelaide.
The first ball is set for 10:30 am AEDT. Listen to every ball of the Adelaide Test LIVE on SEN – your home of cricket.
