STEVE SMITH was left gagging as his finger appeared to be hanging after dropping a catch against South Africa.
The Aussie batter fumbled a chance to take the wicket of Temba Bavuma on the third day of the ICC World Test Championship Final.
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Smith, 36, was presented with the chance when he was standing in the slips after the batter edged off from Mitchell Starc.
However, he misjudged the flight of the ball and put down the chance.
Immediately afterwards, it was realised that Smith had done more damage to himself than the dropped catch.
The Aussie could be seen showing his injured finger to the dressing room as he dragged himself off the turf.
As he looked at the crooked digit, he could be seen gagging in his reaction.
Smith then took off his helmet and was taken to the pavilion for medical checks.
It has been confirmed that the injury was a compound dislocation on his little right finger.
A statement read: “Smith is currently being assessed in the dressing room. Likely to go for scans.”
Fans spotted the nasty injury as they reacted on social media.
One posted: “Get well soon.”
A second wrote: “If the catch was taken, the result was different.”
A third commented: “Dear Smith gett well soon.”
A fourth said: “Couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy.”
Another added: “Well caught Smudger.”
The injury could rule Smith out for up to 12 weeks, which would rule him out for much of the summer.
England Test captain Ben Stokes will be keeping an eye out on his recovery ahead of the Ashes down under this winter.
