LONDON: Australia´s star batsman Steve Smith has been ruled out of the third Ashes Test beginning on Thursday, Cricket Australia announced Tuesday.
The 30-year-old -- who has scored two centuries and 92 in his three innings in the first two Tests -- suffered concussion when he was felled by a Jofra Archer bouncer on Saturday in the first innings of the second Test at Lord´s.
"Steve Smith has been ruled out of the third Ashes Test at Headingley, with coach Justin Langer confirming the news after the batsman sat out Australia´s training session on Tuesday," Cricket Australia announced on their website.
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