Australia v Pakistan: Steve Smith set to return to Test side after injury

Smith has been out of action since the Boxing Day Test

Steve Smith is set to make a return to the Australian Test side for the first time since the Boxing Day Test, after recovering from an elbow injury.

The former captain has been out of action since suffering a blow to the elbow during the third Test against India in Melbourne.

He has been in impressive form in the Sheffield Shield

But he has been in impressive form in the Sheffield Shield since returning from injury, scoring 281 runs in two matches for New South Wales.