Melbourne: Australia’s star batsman recovering from elbow injury Steve Smith They say test cricket His top priority remains and he is ready to skip T20 world Cup be in the best shape for Ashes Series against England.
The 32-year-old withdrew from the ongoing white-ball tour West Indies due to an elbow injury.
“There’s still a little time between now and (the World Cup), and I’m on track right now – it’s slow, but I’m recovering,” Blacksmith told Cricket.com.au on Friday.
t20 world cup was shifted from India due to the COVID-19 pandemic and will be held in UAE and Oman from 17 October to 14 November, while ashes In Brisbane starting 8 December.
“I would definitely love to be a part of the World Cup. But from my point of view, Test cricket, that’s what my main goal is – to be right for the Ashes and try to emulate what I’ve done in the past. In some Ashes series I’ve been involved,” Smith said.
Returning to action after a one-year ban for his role in the ball-tampering scandal South AfricaSmith had scored 774 runs in four Tests at an average of 110.57, including two centuries, to emerge as a star performer in the previous Ashes series.
“I want to put myself in a position where I can make that kind of impact,” he said.
“If it means not participating in the World Cup, then we have to go that route, but hopefully we don’t have to go there.”
Smith said he felt pain in his left wrist following a change in his batting grip and needed pain relievers and anti-inflammatory medication during his recent stint in the recently suspended Indian Premier League.
“I’ve made a little progress with it over the last few weeks. I started some batting, just 10 minutes at a time, and basically my way to play now is building up from there,”
“Because it’s a tendon (injury), it’s basically when you wake up (when you feel) the next day, so I start with 10 minutes and if I wake up the next day and I’m good, I go up.” I can go 12 minutes, and if I wake up well again, I go up to 15.
“Currently that’s where I am – 15 minutes – and I have to build myself up to 45 to get to the point where medicos believe I can be comfortable.”
The 32-year-old withdrew from the ongoing white-ball tour West Indies due to an elbow injury.
“There’s still a little time between now and (the World Cup), and I’m on track right now – it’s slow, but I’m recovering,” Blacksmith told Cricket.com.au on Friday.
t20 world cup was shifted from India due to the COVID-19 pandemic and will be held in UAE and Oman from 17 October to 14 November, while ashes In Brisbane starting 8 December.
“I would definitely love to be a part of the World Cup. But from my point of view, Test cricket, that’s what my main goal is – to be right for the Ashes and try to emulate what I’ve done in the past. In some Ashes series I’ve been involved,” Smith said.
Returning to action after a one-year ban for his role in the ball-tampering scandal South AfricaSmith had scored 774 runs in four Tests at an average of 110.57, including two centuries, to emerge as a star performer in the previous Ashes series.
“I want to put myself in a position where I can make that kind of impact,” he said.
“If it means not participating in the World Cup, then we have to go that route, but hopefully we don’t have to go there.”
Smith said he felt pain in his left wrist following a change in his batting grip and needed pain relievers and anti-inflammatory medication during his recent stint in the recently suspended Indian Premier League.
“I’ve made a little progress with it over the last few weeks. I started some batting, just 10 minutes at a time, and basically my way to play now is building up from there,”
“Because it’s a tendon (injury), it’s basically when you wake up (when you feel) the next day, so I start with 10 minutes and if I wake up the next day and I’m good, I go up.” I can go 12 minutes, and if I wake up well again, I go up to 15.
“Currently that’s where I am – 15 minutes – and I have to build myself up to 45 to get to the point where medicos believe I can be comfortable.”
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