Steve Smith avoids surgery on a compound dislocation of his finger, but the star Australia batter remains in doubt for the tour of the West Indies.

Smith went straight to hospital after leaving the field and had the wound cleaned, stitched and the finger placed in a splint in a race to be fit to face the West Indies

Steve Smith suffered a compound dislocation to his right little finger but avoided surgery. His recovery timeline now casts doubt on his availability for the upcoming West Indies Test series.

Steve Smith will miss Australia’s first test against the West Indies in Barbados later this month and could sit out the entire three-test series with a finger injury, captain Pat Cummins said.Smith, one of the mainstays of the Australian team,