Australia batsman Steve Smith will put together for this 12 months’s Ashes sequence in England by taking part in three matches for English group Sussex within the four-day County Championship.
Smith’s short-term deal will see him play three matches in May forward of the Ashes, which begins with the primary Test at Edgbaston on June 16.
Australia might additionally characteristic within the World Test Championship closing firstly of June on the Oval in London.
In the final Ashes sequence in England — in 2019 — Smith scored 774 runs and averaged 110.57.
“To have arguably the world’s best batter play for Sussex just before an eagerly awaited Ashes Test series is great for us and the County Championship,” Sussex CEO Rob Andrew stated Thursday.
Smith, take a look at cricket’s No. 2-ranked batter, stated he was “particularly looking forward to working with the younger players in the squad and hoping I can provide some guidance to them.”