Australia Suffer Setback as Steve Smith Misses Crucial Ashes Test

Australia has received a huge blow on the eve of the third match of the Ashes series. Australian skipper Steve Smith has been ruled out of the third Ashes Test because of his illness. The superstar batsman has been ruled out of playing XI on account of his inner ear problem, which has resurfaced. The Australian team has made a dramatic last-minute change in playing XI and decided to replace him with Usman Khawaja, who will bat at number 4. This change has come even before the toss on a day when Australia chose to bat first.

Australia XI: Travis Head, Jake Weatherald, Marnus Labuschagne, Usman Khawaja, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wicketkeeper), Josh Inglis, Pat Cummins (captain), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland

England XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (captain), Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Will Jacks, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Josh Tonge