Overview

• Smith suffered a compound dislocation of his right little finger on Day 3 of the World Test Championship final and has avoided surgery after initial treatment at Lord’s.
• Medical staff cleaned and stitched the wound before placing his finger in a splint that must remain in place for eight weeks.
• Captain Pat Cummins said Smith is unlikely to play the opening Test in Barbados on June 25 and will be reassessed for batting with a splint in around two weeks.
• His absence creates a vacancy in Australia’s top order for the first match of the three-Test Caribbean tour, which continues in Grenada and Jamaica.
• Smith’s planned participation in Major League Cricket with Washington Freedom has been canceled as he focuses on rehabilitation.