Steve Smith's neck injury brought back 'rough memories' of the death of Phillip Hughes in 2014, Australia coach Justin Langer admits.
Smith retires hurt after being struck on the neck by Archer
Smith was struck on the neck by England fast bowler Jofra Archer and retired hurt, before returning to make 92."There's obviously some rough memories of a blow like that, there's no fun in it," Langer said.It was a torrid afternoon for Australia's premier batsman Smith, who made two centuries in the first Test victory at Edgbaston.
"He went through the concussion protocols and seemed to be coming up OK," Langer explained."He passed all that and he came back in the changing room and had a bit of a smile on his face, he was more worried about his arm, thankfully that's OK, he's had an X-ray on that at the hospital this afternoon."He passed all the testing and that's why he came back out.
"I asked him over and over, privately two or three times and in front of the group, the medical team cleared him and he said he was ready to go."
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