Overview
- Australia's vice-captain passed medical assessments to face England at the MCG on December 26.
- He withdrew from the Adelaide Test after four days of worsening vestibular symptoms during training.
- Smith detailed difficulty tracking the ball, head heaviness, dizziness, visual desynchrony, and unusual fatigue.
- Doctors used vestibular goggles to assess the issue, and his rehab featured eye-tracking, laser-guided drills, balance work, and neck strengthening.
- He rejected concussion speculation, said he will keep using eye black that helped in Brisbane, and endorsed Brendon McCullum’s point about avoiding overpreparation by trimming his own training.