Australia will know on Tuesday whether Steve Smith is any chance for the third Ashes Test | ChrisBarrett_
After reporting grogginess and a headache to team doctor Richard Saw on Sunday – and being diagnosed with delayed concussion as a result – the first public sign of whether Smith can mount an unlikely bid to play is expected to come on Tuesday in the north of England.
Under the terms of the Cricket Australia policy on concussion and head trauma, Smith needs to make a staged return to physical activity, and the initial step would be light training at the team’s main session two days before the third Test.The 30-year-old admits he needs to resume training – and then be able to test his reflexes against Australia’s quicks on Wednesday – to try and convince medical staff he is fit to play.
I’ve got to be able to train a couple of days out and face fast bowling to make sure my reaction time is in place.To play again, Smith must also pass the SCAT5 assessment, which tests memory, balance and concentration, and the CogSport computerised cognitive testing, which is measured against previously recorded baseline results.
He fell behind his baseline results in one component of his CogSport test on Sunday, according to the report Australia handed to ICC match referee Ranjan Madugalle to apply for a concussion substitute. The report, completed by Saw, said Smith was also experiencing ‘‘dizziness, feeling slowed down, feeling in a fog ... and drowsiness’’.Steve Smith receives treatment after being hit on the side of the neck in day four of the second Ashes Test.
“I, along with a few other players in the team, find it a little bit different [and] uncomfortable,” Smith said of the neck guard. ‘‘But it’s certainly something I need to probably have a look at and perhaps try in the nets and see if I can find a way to get comfortable with it.’’
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