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Smith will be 'fine' as Australia returns to Cape Town

Australia returns to the scene of Sandpapergate for the third Test in Cape Town, with the series on a knife edge.

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As of October 25, 2026 at 8:55 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Australia returns to the scene of Sandpapergate for the third Test in Cape Town, with the series on a knife edge.
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CenterSmith will be 'fine' as Australia returns to Cape Town

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ABC News AustraliaNews report · Oct 25, 8:55 PM

Smith will be 'fine' as Australia returns to Cape Town

Australia returns to the scene of Sandpapergate for the third Test in Cape Town, with the series on a knife edge.

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Score hidden until the match is cleanerNeeds review confidence1 sources · 1 bias bucketsEarly pickup · awaiting comparisonFormats: News report

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Oct 25, 8:55 PM: ABC News Australia joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is early pickup · awaiting comparison.