FILE PHOTO: Cricket - First T20 International - England v Australia - Ageas Bowl, Southampton, Britain - September 4, 2020 Australia's Steve Smith catches out England's Eoin Morgan Andrew Matthews/Pool via REUTERS
(Reuters) - Australian batsman Steve Smith has ruled out participating in the country's domestic Twenty20 Big Bash League this season, saying that continuing to play in bio-secure bubbles amid the COVID-19 pandemic will take a toll on his mental health.
Smith has already experienced life in different bubbles, first when the Australian T20 squad toured England and now with the Rajasthan Royals in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL), which is being played in the United Arab Emirates.
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