Travis Head could become the 48th Test cricket captain of Australia after Steve Smith sent a huge injury scare through the Aussie camp over the weekend. Cricket Australia revealed on Sunday that Smith suffered an elbow injury while playing in the BBL for the Sydney Sixers,

The stand-in Australian skipper was spotted on Sunday wearing an elbow brace on the same arm he had surgery on in 2019.

Steve Smith has suffered an elbow injury but the star batter is still planning to captain Australia in the two-Test tour of Sri Lanka. The 35-year-old damaged his right elbow while throwing in the field for the Sydney Sixers in their washed-out Big Bash League derby against the Sydney Thunder.

Smith has been appointed as the full-time skipper Pat Cummins is out of the tour due to the birth of his second child and also an ankle injury

Stand-in Test captain Steven Smith has given Australia an injury scare ahead of the series in Sri Lanka after picking up an elbow injury during the BBL. Smith, who has a history of elbow problems, sustained the injury to his right arm while throwing in the field for Sydney Sixers in their washed-out match against Sydney Thunder on Friday.

Captain Steven Smith suffers elbow injury ahead of series. (Photo Source: X(Twitter) Australia are set to play their last series of the current World Test Championship (WTC) cycle before playing the finale against South Africa at the Lord's,