Steve Smith clearly has concerns about living continuously in bio-secure bubbles and not spending time with his family. Playing in the BBL will mean he will have to enter another bubble, after already having spent months away from his near and dear ones.
Steve Smith, and some of his other teammates, have been living in a bio-secure bubble since August. It started with Australia’s tour of England from which Smith has flown directly to the UAE for the IPL. He will once again be forced to be in a bio-bubble for the upcoming series against India which starts in late November and continues into January.
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The 31-year-old feels that there are still a lot of uncertainties surrounding life in a closed environment. He believes that the players could be facing a lot of issues and there should be more conversations about it.
Players including Steve Smith may be rested before the Test series: Australia national selector
Australia’s national selector Trevor Hohns had said on Thursday that the selection committee might consider resting some players including Steve Smith, David Warner, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood before the Tests against India.
All four of these players are currently in the UAE playing in the IPL. It would mean that these players will come into the Test series without any time in the red-ball format for nearly a year. But the Australian team management understands that there needs to be a balance between work and mental well-being of the players.
Steve Smith, Warner, Cummins and Hazlewood have been included in the 18-member limited-overs squad which will face India, but Hohns hinted that they might miss out on some games to spend some time with their families.
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India’s tour of Australia will kick off with ODIs on 27th November, which will be followed by the T20Is and Test matches.
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