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  "id": 16781551,
  "title": "The worrying pattern confronting Steve Smith and Australia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/the-worrying-pattern-confronting-steve-smith-and-australia",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T18:30:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
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  "summary": "There was no sense of celebration among the Australians about how Steve Smith abruptly withdrew himself from the team for its return to Newlands for the first time since the 2018 ball tampering scandal",
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        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Live: Inglis replaces injured Smith as Australia elects to field first",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/live-inglis-replaces-injured-smith-as-australia-elects-to-field-first",
        "published": "2026-10-27T07:30:17.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "The worrying pattern confronting Steve Smith and Australia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/the-worrying-pattern-confronting-steve-smith-and-australia-16781601",
        "published": "2026-10-27T18:30:56.000Z"
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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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