{"id":182449,"date":"2025-06-14T00:41:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T00:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/182449\/"},"modified":"2025-06-14T00:41:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T00:41:12","slug":"australia-cricket-superstar-steve-smith-is-left-gagging-by-horror-finger-injury-suffered-during-world-test-championship-final-at-lords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/182449\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia cricket superstar Steve Smith is left GAGGING by horror finger injury suffered during World Test Championship final at Lord&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Steve Smith dislocated his right pinkie attempting a catch in the slips on Friday<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>The 36-year-old gagged after catching sight of his gruesome injury\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-2961\/abdi-rashid.html\" class=\"author\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABDI RASHID<\/a> and AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"> Published:  14:31 EDT, 13 June 2025   |  Updated:  15:01 EDT, 13 June 2025   <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Australian cricket star <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/aussport\/steve-smith\/index.html\" id=\"mol-8dc11690-4884-11f0-a6a2-8981c42a52f0\" rel=\"noopener\">Steve Smith<\/a> was left in agony after sustaining a gruesome finger injury on Day Three of the World Test Championship Final against <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/south-africa-rugby\/index.html\" id=\"mol-8def7990-4884-11f0-a6a2-8981c42a52f0\" rel=\"noopener\">South Africa<\/a> at Lord\u2019s.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The 36-year-old was fielding in the slips when he dived for an edge off South Africa\u2019s Temba Bavuma, only to misjudge the ball and see it smash into his right hand.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Cameras captured the moment Smith recoiled in agony, staring down at his hand in horror &#8211; his pinkie bent at a stomach-churning angle.\u00a0He appeared to gag as he caught sight of the injury.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Smith grimaced in pain as he spilled the crucial catch and walked off the field, missing a key moment that could have strengthened <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/australia-cricket\/index.html\" id=\"mol-8dec4540-4884-11f0-a6a2-8981c42a52f0\" rel=\"noopener\">Australia<\/a>\u2019s bid for back-to-back WTC titles.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He was assessed by medical staff in the Lord&#8217;s changing rooms, before being taken to hospital for X-rays and further treatment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A compound dislocation is when bone pierces the skin, which could mean Smith needs surgery and a long rehabilitation.<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-521d8e981b151322\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/99355805-0-image-a-16_1749838692073.jpg\" height=\"445\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Australian cricket star Steve Smith was left in agony after sustaining a gruesome finger\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Australian cricket star Steve Smith was left in agony after sustaining a gruesome finger<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-741300751eb0b041\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/99355771-0-image-a-15_1749838657215.jpg\" height=\"462\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Cameras captured the moment Smith recoiled in agony, staring down at his hand in horror\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Cameras captured the moment Smith recoiled in agony, staring down at his hand in horror<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-c46285936aa26732\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/99355837-0-image-a-17_1749838771722.jpg\" height=\"424\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Smith was assessed by medical staff in the change rooms before being taken to hospital\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Smith was assessed by medical staff in the change rooms before being taken to hospital<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">One of the greatest red-ball batters of all-time, Smith&#8217;s looming absence will be a major blow after scoring four centuries from his last six Tests in a stunning late-career resurgence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But Smith&#8217;s misfortune could give out-of-form teammate Marnus Labuschagne a reprieve.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The 30-year-old Labuschagne averaged less than 30 during this WTC cycle during the past two years, with his last century coming back in July 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A long-term No.3, Labuschagne moved up to open for the first time in his Test career for this match.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But the promotion failed to snap him out of his lean spell, making 17 and 22.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Teenage tyro Sam Konstas, who announced himself last Boxing Day, is almost certain to be given an opportunity as opener for Australia&#8217;s first tour of the Caribbean in 10 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">If Smith can&#8217;t play, Konstas could slot back in to open with Usman Khawaja, while Labuschagne would likely drop down to No.3.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Australia&#8217;s first Test begins in Barbados in 12 days on June 25, followed by matches in Grenada and Jamaica.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"linkButtonRowItem\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/aussport\/steve-smith\/index.html?ico=article_topics_module\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Steve Smith<\/a><a class=\"linkButtonRowItem\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/australia-cricket\/index.html?ico=article_topics_module\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Australia Cricket<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Share or comment on this article:<br \/>\n                        Australia cricket superstar Steve Smith is left GAGGING by horror finger injury suffered during World Test Championship final at Lord&#8217;s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Steve Smith dislocated his right pinkie attempting a catch in the slips on Friday The 36-year-old gagged 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