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21 hours ago
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The 'good result' from Steve Smith's finger dislocation
Star Australia batter Steve Smith has described avoiding surgery on his dislocated finger as a "good result". The 36-year-old will almost certainly be ruled out of Australia's first Test against West Indies, starting in Barbados on June 25. But Smith could push to return for the last two matches in the three-Test series if he can manage batting with discomfort. He will be required to keep his finger in a splint for up to eight weeks after suffering a compound dislocation of his right little finger in the World Test Championship final defeat to South Africa. "Fortunately there's no break there," Smith said after Australia's shock loss on Sunday. "It just split the skin and dislocated it, which made me feel pretty ill at that stage. "In a splint for eight weeks, and maybe able to play with it in a couple of weeks. "It was probably the best result I could've asked for." Wearing a helmet in the slip cordon, Smith was standing far closer to the stumps than normal when he dropped Proteas captain Temba Bavuma in the second innings. Edges regularly dropped short of fielders during the Test, but this one flew towards Smith and he was unable to hang on to it. He immediately left the field in immense pain after spilling the catch that would have put Australia in the box seat to claim back-to-back WTC titles. Smith didn't field on Saturday as South Africa pulled off a landmark upset. "I was obviously standing pretty close with the helmet on there," he said. "I kind've lost sight of it with the angle Mitchell Starc was bowling, it kind've went inside Bavuma's hip so I didn't actually quite see it until really late. "It kind've dipped on me a bit late as well. "It was tricky, obviously didn't go in my hand well." During the WTC decider, Smith became the highest non-England run-scorer (604) at Lord's. He made his debut at the famous ground in 2010, and peeled off brilliant centuries in the 2015 and 2023 Ashes. But his finger injury now adds to the concussion he suffered at Lord's in 2019 when he was hit in the head by a Jofra Archer bouncer. "I have a love-hate relationship with this place now," Smith said. "Had some really good memories, not so good ones as well." Star Australia batter Steve Smith has described avoiding surgery on his dislocated finger as a "good result". The 36-year-old will almost certainly be ruled out of Australia's first Test against West Indies, starting in Barbados on June 25. But Smith could push to return for the last two matches in the three-Test series if he can manage batting with discomfort. He will be required to keep his finger in a splint for up to eight weeks after suffering a compound dislocation of his right little finger in the World Test Championship final defeat to South Africa. "Fortunately there's no break there," Smith said after Australia's shock loss on Sunday. "It just split the skin and dislocated it, which made me feel pretty ill at that stage. "In a splint for eight weeks, and maybe able to play with it in a couple of weeks. "It was probably the best result I could've asked for." Wearing a helmet in the slip cordon, Smith was standing far closer to the stumps than normal when he dropped Proteas captain Temba Bavuma in the second innings. Edges regularly dropped short of fielders during the Test, but this one flew towards Smith and he was unable to hang on to it. He immediately left the field in immense pain after spilling the catch that would have put Australia in the box seat to claim back-to-back WTC titles. Smith didn't field on Saturday as South Africa pulled off a landmark upset. "I was obviously standing pretty close with the helmet on there," he said. "I kind've lost sight of it with the angle Mitchell Starc was bowling, it kind've went inside Bavuma's hip so I didn't actually quite see it until really late. "It kind've dipped on me a bit late as well. "It was tricky, obviously didn't go in my hand well." During the WTC decider, Smith became the highest non-England run-scorer (604) at Lord's. He made his debut at the famous ground in 2010, and peeled off brilliant centuries in the 2015 and 2023 Ashes. But his finger injury now adds to the concussion he suffered at Lord's in 2019 when he was hit in the head by a Jofra Archer bouncer. "I have a love-hate relationship with this place now," Smith said. "Had some really good memories, not so good ones as well." Star Australia batter Steve Smith has described avoiding surgery on his dislocated finger as a "good result". The 36-year-old will almost certainly be ruled out of Australia's first Test against West Indies, starting in Barbados on June 25. But Smith could push to return for the last two matches in the three-Test series if he can manage batting with discomfort. He will be required to keep his finger in a splint for up to eight weeks after suffering a compound dislocation of his right little finger in the World Test Championship final defeat to South Africa. "Fortunately there's no break there," Smith said after Australia's shock loss on Sunday. "It just split the skin and dislocated it, which made me feel pretty ill at that stage. "In a splint for eight weeks, and maybe able to play with it in a couple of weeks. "It was probably the best result I could've asked for." Wearing a helmet in the slip cordon, Smith was standing far closer to the stumps than normal when he dropped Proteas captain Temba Bavuma in the second innings. Edges regularly dropped short of fielders during the Test, but this one flew towards Smith and he was unable to hang on to it. He immediately left the field in immense pain after spilling the catch that would have put Australia in the box seat to claim back-to-back WTC titles. Smith didn't field on Saturday as South Africa pulled off a landmark upset. "I was obviously standing pretty close with the helmet on there," he said. "I kind've lost sight of it with the angle Mitchell Starc was bowling, it kind've went inside Bavuma's hip so I didn't actually quite see it until really late. "It kind've dipped on me a bit late as well. "It was tricky, obviously didn't go in my hand well." During the WTC decider, Smith became the highest non-England run-scorer (604) at Lord's. He made his debut at the famous ground in 2010, and peeled off brilliant centuries in the 2015 and 2023 Ashes. But his finger injury now adds to the concussion he suffered at Lord's in 2019 when he was hit in the head by a Jofra Archer bouncer. "I have a love-hate relationship with this place now," Smith said. "Had some really good memories, not so good ones as well."
Perth Now
a day ago
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- Perth Now
The 'good result' from Steve Smith's finger dislocation
Star Australia batter Steve Smith has described avoiding surgery on his dislocated finger as a "good result". The 36-year-old will almost certainly be ruled out of Australia's first Test against West Indies, starting in Barbados on June 25. But Smith could push to return for the last two matches in the three-Test series if he can manage batting with discomfort. He will be required to keep his finger in a splint for up to eight weeks after suffering a compound dislocation of his right little finger in the World Test Championship final defeat to South Africa. "Fortunately there's no break there," Smith said after Australia's shock loss on Sunday. "It just split the skin and dislocated it, which made me feel pretty ill at that stage. "In a splint for eight weeks, and maybe able to play with it in a couple of weeks. "It was probably the best result I could've asked for." Wearing a helmet in the slip cordon, Smith was standing far closer to the stumps than normal when he dropped Proteas captain Temba Bavuma in the second innings. Edges regularly dropped short of fielders during the Test, but this one flew towards Smith and he was unable to hang on to it. He immediately left the field in immense pain after spilling the catch that would have put Australia in the box seat to claim back-to-back WTC titles. Smith didn't field on Saturday as South Africa pulled off a landmark upset. "I was obviously standing pretty close with the helmet on there," he said. "I kind've lost sight of it with the angle Mitchell Starc was bowling, it kind've went inside Bavuma's hip so I didn't actually quite see it until really late. "It kind've dipped on me a bit late as well. "It was tricky, obviously didn't go in my hand well." During the WTC decider, Smith became the highest non-England run-scorer (604) at Lord's. He made his debut at the famous ground in 2010, and peeled off brilliant centuries in the 2015 and 2023 Ashes. But his finger injury now adds to the concussion he suffered at Lord's in 2019 when he was hit in the head by a Jofra Archer bouncer. "I have a love-hate relationship with this place now," Smith said. "Had some really good memories, not so good ones as well."
The South African
28-04-2025
- Sport
- The South African
English Premier League: Top 10 all-time goal scorers
Mohamed Salah has enjoyed one of the all time great individual seasons to help deliver Liverpool the Premier League title. The 32-year-old has scored 28 goals and provided 18 assists so far as Liverpool equalled Manchester United's record of 20 English top-flight titles on Sunday. A third player of the year award from both his fellow players and football writers appears a formality, with Salah now firmly in the debate over who is the greatest player of the Premier League era. His combined total of 46 goals and assists is a new Premier League record for a 38-game season and the all-time mark of 47 looks likely to fall before the season is out. Salah's tally of 185 goals in the English top flight is the fifth highest in Premier League history and he is in the top 10 for assists. His goal against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday moved him ahead of Argentina's Sergio Aguero. Salah is now the outright leading non-England goal scorer of all time. Ahead of Salah in the standings is Andy Cole – by just two goals. Don't bet against Salah overtaking Cole before the 2024/25 season is over. RANK PLAYER COUNTRY GOALS 1 Alan Shearer England 260 2 Harry Kane England 213 3 Wayne Rooney England 208 4 Andy Cole England 187 5 Mo Salah Egypt 185 6 Sergio Aguero Argentina 184 7 Frank Lampard England 177 8 Thierry Henry France 175 9 Robbie Fowler England 163 10 Jermain Defoe England 162 Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1 Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
