‘Quite confident’: Cummins responds to Smith injury debate, forecasts changes for home Tests

The Sydney Morning Herald - Oct 31, 2026

Pat Cummins has insisted Steve Smith was confident of getting up to play in the Newlands Test, after the vice-captain had given an account suggesting his neck issue was more serious than it had first appeared.

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