FILE PHOTO: Cricket - Third Twenty20 International - Australia v India - Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia - December 8, 2020 Australia's Steve Smith walks off dejected after losing his wicket off the bowling of India's Washington Sundar REUTERS/Loren Elliott
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia batting spearhead Steve Smith is hopeful of recovering in time from an elbow injury for this year's Twenty20 World Cup but says he will skip the tournament if needed to be fully fit for the team's Ashes defence against England at home.
Former captain Smith was ruled out of Australia's limited-overs tour of the West Indies and Bangladesh with a left elbow injury, with the team scheduled to play five T20 and three one-day internationals in the Caribbean this month followed by five T20 matches in Bangladesh in August.
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