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  "id": 11813745,
  "title": "Is South Africa Steve Smith’s last Test tour? Not even Cummins knows",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/is-south-africa-steve-smiths-last-test-tour-not-even-cummins-knows-11813745",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-04T01:27:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/cummins-expects-smith-to-shine-in-test-return-to-south-africa-20261004-p612ms.html?ref=rss"
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  "summary": "Pat Cummins expects great things of Steve Smith in his first Test matches in South Africa since the infamous 2018 tour, even if the captain concedes he has no guarantees that his deputy will see it through to the end of 19 Tests over the next 10 months.",
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        "published": "2026-10-04T00:50:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Is South Africa Steve Smith’s last Test tour? Not even Cummins knows",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/is-south-africa-steve-smiths-last-test-tour-not-even-cummins-knows",
        "published": "2026-10-04T01:27:46.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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