9 h. ago Monty Panesar's plan to wind up 'rattled' Steve Smith as England need 'foot on Aussie throats'

England cricket icon Monty Panesar has fired back at Aussie captain Steve Smith as their bizarre war of words continues - and Monty reckons he's got a plan to get at the 'rattled' batsman

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11 h. ago ‘I made mistakes on TV, he made his on a field’: Panesar strikes back at Smith’s Mastermind jibe

Captain launches attack on former bowler’s quiz answersEx-Test player later urges England to use it as ‘ammunition’Steve Smith, Australia’s acting captain, has confirmed his team for Friday’s opening Ashes Test – but saw his team announcement was overshadowed by an extraordinary verbal attack on Monty Panesar after the former England spinner suggested Ben Stokes and his touring team should try to upset him by rehashing the infamous sandpaper ball-tampering controversy of 2018.Smith insisted the comments “didn’t really bother me”, but apparently demonstrated the opposite by raking over Panesar’s notoriously miserable appearance on the TV quiz Mastermind in 2019. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Monty Panesar hits back at Steve Smith on eve of Ashes: ‘I’d rather fail at Mastermind than be a cheat’

Panesar has responded to Smith poking fun at his performance on Mastermind just hours before the Ashes gets underway

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13 h. ago England hero Monty Panesar fires back at Steve Smith in bizarre Ashes clash

Australia's stand-in captain Steve Smith tried to get a few laughs in his pre-Ashes press conference by firing back at ex-England spinner Monty Panesar - who has since had a pop back

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15 h. ago Monty Panesar fires back at Steve Smith after Mastermind jibe

Monty Panesar has responded to Steve Smith poking fun at his performance on Mastermind just hours before the Ashes gets underway

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18 h. ago Monty Panesar's infamous Celebrity Mastermind appearance goes viral after Steve Smith brutally mocked cricket hero  for scoring ONE point in general knowledge round 

Here, we run through the infamous 2019 appearance Monty Panesar himself described to Daily Mail Sport as 'like the Titanic ramming the Hindenburg'.

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20 h. ago Steve Smith lashes out at 'Mastermind' Monty Panesar in bizarre attack on eve of first Ashes Test

The stand-in Australia captain appears to have been irked by the long-retired cricketeer’s remarks

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21 h. ago Steve Smith launches into bizarre Monty Panesar ‘Mastermind’ rant on eve of Ashes

Ex-England spinner Panesar recently called on travelling fans and media to barrack Smith over his role in ‘Sandpapergate’ and the Australia captain has launched an unexpected riposter

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23 h. ago Steve Smith fires up over sandpaper sledge as Australia confirm team for Ashes opener

Captain hits out at comments made by Monty PanesarWeatherald gets nod to open in series opener in PerthAustralia captain Steve Smith has confirmed his team for Friday’s opening Ashes Test – but the announcement was overshadowed by an extraordinary verbal attack on Monty Panesar after the former England spinner suggested Ben Stokes and his touring team should try to upset him by rehashing the infamous sandpaper ball tampering controversy of 2018.Smith insisted the comments “didn’t really bother me”, but apparently demonstrated the opposite by raking over Panesar’s notoriously miserable appearance on the TV quiz Mastermind in 2019. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Steve Smith bites back at Panesar’s sandpaper sledge with Mastermind jibe

Captain launches attack on former bowler’s quiz answersWeatherald gets nod to open in Ashes opener in PerthAustralia captain Steve Smith has confirmed his team for Friday’s opening Ashes Test – but the announcement was overshadowed by an extraordinary verbal attack on Monty Panesar after the former England spinner suggested Ben Stokes and his touring team should try to upset him by rehashing the infamous sandpaper ball tampering controversy of 2018.Smith insisted the comments “didn’t really bother me”, but apparently demonstrated the opposite by raking over Panesar’s notoriously miserable appearance on the TV quiz Mastermind in 2019. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago England hero fires Ashes warning to 'favourites' Australia ahead of opening Test

Former England star Steve Finn warns Australia that Ben Stokes and his England team won't make the same mistake as previous sides have when battling for the Ashes Down Under

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45 h. ago England hero Henry Pollock earns rave reviews from James Haskell after New Zealand impact

Henry Pollock has enjoyed a stellar Autumn campaign with England, making a huge impact off the bench, with James Haskell admitting he's got the winning touch about him

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5 d. ago From Owen Farrell's smirk to Joe Marler's 'mistake'... how Henry Pollock's Haka defiance measures up to the greats as England STORM to first home win over NZ in 13 years

England hero Henry Pollock is not the only one to grab headlines with his response to the iconic Haka as some of rugby's biggest names have found themselves in hot water in their reply to the ritual.

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5 d. ago From Owen Farrell's smirk to Joe Marler's 'mistake'... how England's newest hero Henry Pollock's Haka defiance measures up to the greats as England STORM to first home win over NZ in 13 years

England hero Henry Pollock is not the only one to grab headlines with his response to the iconic Haka as some of rugby's biggest names have found themselves in hot water in their reply to the ritual.

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5 d. ago Emma Raducanu helps England hero Henry Pollock celebrate historic win over All Blacks after he defied Haka

Tennis star Emma Raducanu and Bridgerton actress Simone Ashley looked fabulous today as they cheered on England's rugby heroes during their All Blacks clash.

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7 d. ago England hero told he'd end up in a wheelchair by his 30s if he didn't retire early

A former England footballer had his career infamously cut short by injury and was given a harrowing reality by a surgeon before calling it quits

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9 d. ago Bournemouth star Alex Scott addresses famous namesake and Man Utd hero sister before England bow

Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott is in line to make his full Three Lions debut as his more famous namesake flies to Australia for I'm A Celebrity - Get Me Out Of Here

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2 w. ago Paul Gascoigne rushed to the aid of Celebrity Traitors star after he was beaten up

Paul Gascoigne and David Olusoga went to the same school in Gateshead and the former England international was the TV historian's unlikely hero during a tense moment

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2 w. ago David Beckham summoned to Windsor Castle as Man Utd legend finally gets what he wants

David Beckham will be knighted on Tuesday as the England and Manchester United hero heads to Windsor Castle for his ceremony

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2 w. ago Intruder hauled from pitch at major rugby match as live TV cameras spot him

A notorious prankster invaded the pitch ahead of their clash with England in the second clash of the Rugby League Ashes. The stadium was left red-faced for failing to stop the prankster

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