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Steve Smith: Australia batter set to miss first Test against West Indies with dislocated finger injury

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Steve Smith is set to miss the opening Test of Australia's tour of West Indies .

The 36-year-old sustained a compound dislocation to the little finger of his right hand.

Smith dropped an edge from Temba Bavuma off the bowling of Mitchell Starc .

The first of the three -match Test series starts in Barbados on 25 June .

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