Bridgetown, June 28 -- Australia's batting mainstay Steve Smith is set to rejoin the squad in Barbados and had a crack in the nets as he strives to prove his fitness ahead of the second Test against the West Indies.

Smith was absent during Australia's 159-run victory over the Caribbean side in the three-match series opener in Barbados, which lasted three days. The talismanic batter's absence stems from the compound dislocation he sustained on the third day of the pulsating World Test Championship final against South Africa, which took place earlier this month.

Australia skipper Pat Cummins revealed Smith has returned to batting practice in New York as he aims to push his case by proving his fitness for the second fixture in Grenada, sch...