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Will Steve Smith feature in the 2027 Ashes? The Aussie legend has hinted that he might not play in the next Ashes series because he鈥檚 "in kind of a series-by-series proposition". Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma examine the impact this could have on the Aussie batting line up and whether he鈥檚 considered as one of the of the greats of the game, despite not winning the urn away from home?

Former South Africa captain Dean Elgar tells Stumped he鈥檚 鈥渙ver cricket now鈥�. The left-hander played 86 Test matches and scored 14 centuries for the Proteas. He says it鈥檚 the 鈥渞ight time鈥� to step away from the game at the end of the County Championship season in England. He also reflects on 鈥榮andpapergate鈥� and his time leading his country.

Plus, things go from bad to worse for Pakistan as they were docked 11 World Test Championship points due to a slow over rate during the Edgbaston Test. They now sit at the bottom the table 鈥� where do they go from here?

Photo: 聽Steve Smith of Australia leads the team onto the field during day four of the Second 2025/26 Ashes Series Test Match between Australia and England at The Gabba on December 07, 2025 in Brisbane, Australia. (Credit: Cricket Australia via Getty Images)