Overview

• Steve Smith will return to Australia’s Test XI for the second match in Grenada after recovering from a broken finger
• Smith praised Marnus Labuschagne as “as good as anyone in the world” and supported a technical refinement plan ahead of his reinstatement
• Teenager Sam Konstas scored only single digits in both innings of the Barbados Test and remains in place under Smith’s call for patience
• Cameron Green has managed a top score of 15 in his last four innings at number three but retains Smith’s confidence to settle into the role
• Selectors’ chairman George Bailey and coach Andrew McDonald have both endorsed extended runs for struggling players to foster consistency