Smith avoids surgery, faces race to be fit for West Indies Tests
He was also due for a brief stint in MLC in the gap between the WTC final and the opening Test in the Caribbean
Steven Smith with a heavily-taped right little finger as Usman Khawaja looks on • PA Photos/Getty Images
Smith on track to return and reclaim No. 4 spot in Grenada
Australia's batting issues: questions surround Khawaja, Labuschagne, Konstas and Green
Injured Doggett out of West Indies Tests, Abbott called up as replacement
Khawaja has Ashes backing, but Labuschagne's spot uncertain
Introspection beckons as Australia leave Lord's less clear of a path forward
Andrew McGlashan is a deputy editor at ESPNcricinfo