{"id":344606,"date":"2023-11-07T00:54:17","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T01:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=344606"},"modified":"2023-11-07T08:01:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T08:01:08","slug":"smith-not-feeling-great-ahead-of-crucial-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=344606","title":{"rendered":"Smith 'not feeling great' ahead of crucial clash"},"content":{"rendered":"

Steve Smith<\/a> is adamant he will take the field against Afghanistan<\/a> on Tuesday night AEDT in a crucial World Cup<\/a> clash for Australia, after enduring another battle with vertigo.<\/p>\n

\ufeffWith the Aussies needing one more victory to book their spot in the World Cup semi-finals, Smith admitted to being in discomfort when speaking to reporters on Monday, yet remained committed to playing at Wankhede Stadium.<\/p>\n

"I've had a bit of vertigo stuff the last day or so \u2026 not feeling great," Smith said.<\/p>\n

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"It's just been a bit annoying, so hopefully I can get through training today and be all good. It's not a nice place to be.<\/p>\n

"I've had a few episodes, so I can tell you it's not the funnest (sic) space to be in.<\/p>\n

"I'll go out and have a hit and hopefully be okay. We'll see how we go."<\/p>\n

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It's \ufeffnot the first time Smith has succumbed to bouts of vertigo. He nearly missed Australia's ODI against India in November 2020 and also experienced it during a T20 match against Sri Lanka at the SCG last year.<\/p>\n

Smith hasn't performed as he'd like at this year's Cricket World Cup, passing the 50 mark just once, with a 71 against Netherlands. After a poor start with losses against the top two teams on the table, India and South Africa, Australia has found form at the right time.<\/p>\n

Smith, 34, admitted he's not where he wants to be in terms of form but that as long as he and the team peak at the right time, that's all that counts.<\/p>\n

\ufeff"It's been a little bit disappointing at times," he said.<\/p>\n

"Definitely would have liked to go on with it a little bit more.<\/p>\n

"I still feel like I'm hitting the ball quite well.<\/p>\n

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"You do want to be peaking at the right time, at the end, but obviously you need to do enough to make the semi-finals," Smith said of Australia's chances. "That will be the beauty of it if we're able to get there. We had a rough start in the first two games and have gradually progressed as we've gone along.<\/p>\n

"There are still areas we can work on and tomorrow is a big game for us. If we win we qualify [for the semi-finals]. The two teams up top are playing really good cricket, particularly India, who beat the second team, South Africa, [on Sunday] pretty convincingly.<\/p>\n

"They [Afghanistan] are going to be tough to beat, but we've played some good cricket."<\/p>\n

Afghanistan, level on the table with fourth-placed New Zealand and Pakistan, won't be easy to overcome, and have won four of their last five games.<\/p>\n

Australia meets Afghanistan from 7.30pm (AEDT) on Tuesday night.\ufeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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