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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12 h. ago Ashes 2025 live: First Test starts in early hours as Smith takes swipe at Panesar’s Mastermind outing

England eye a first away Ashes victory since 2010-11, with Australia hit by injuries to Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood

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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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19 h. ago Ashes 2025 live: Smith takes strange swipe at Panesar’s Mastermind outing before first Test vs England

England eye a first away Ashes victory since 2010-11, with Australia hit by injuries to Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood

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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 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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