'55 minutes I'll never get back': Australia's Smith after hotel lift failure
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"I'm on my floor, I'm staying on this level but the doors won't open," the 32-year-old said.
SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia cricket vice-captain Steve Smith said on Thursday he had spent almost an hour stuck in a lift in the team s hotel in Melbourne.
During 10 videos posted on his Instagram account, Smith explained his sticky situation just two days after beating England to retain the Ashes after three Tests.
"I m on my floor, I m staying on this level but the doors won t open," the 32-year-old said.
"Not quite the evening I had planned, let s be honest," he added.
The footage published at 0800GMT (0900 local time) show Smith sitting on the floor of the lift as he was fed chocolate by team-mate Marnus Labuschagne through a small gap between the doors while waiting for help.
Smith was then released by a man wearing a cap and holding a tool before his final social media update.
"Safely back in my room, finally out of the lift," Smith said.
"That certainly was an experience, 55 minutes I ll probably never get back," he added.
The next Test in the series starts in Sydney on January 5 despite two members of England s support staff and two of their family members testing positive for coronavirus.
