Australia's stand-in skipper Steve Smith remains confident about his team's prospects at the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, despite a 2-0 ODI series loss to Sri Lanka.
Australia, plagued by selection setbacks, entered the series without key players Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, and Mitchell Marsh, all sidelined due to injuries. With Mitchell Starc unavailable and Marcus Stoinis having retired from ODIs earlier this year, the squad underwent significant changes. The makeshift Australian side struggled, suffering consecutive defeats in Sri Lanka - failing to chase 215 in the first ODI and collapsing for 107 in pursuit of 282 in the second.
