16 h. ago Monty is England's Mastermind! Panesar says 'sensitive' Australia captain Steve Smith is 'rattled' after crumbling in the Ashes in the wake of his TV quiz mockery

Smith had gone for a series of big shots, but played and missed on several occasions, was struck on both his elbow and hand, and survived after a top edge before being dismissed.

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33 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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35 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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37 h. ago Monty Panesar hits back at Steve Smith: England cult hero takes ANOTHER swipe at Sandpapergate after Australian captain mocked rival's pitiful effort on Mastermind

Smith was asked about Panesar's comments ahead of the first Test in Perth , with the stand-in captain responding by mocking his appearance on the BBC 's Mastermind in 2019.

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37 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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42 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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47 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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47 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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3 w. ago Steve Smith to captain Australia in First Ashes Test as Pat Cummins ruled out

Cummins will not recover from back injury in time for next month’s series opener against England in Perth

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3 w. ago Pat Cummins ruled out of first Ashes Test, with Steve Smith to captain Australia

Bowler resumes running but will not make series opener in Perth32-year-old says he ‘expects to return to bowling shortly’Pat Cummins is officially out of the first Ashes Test as he continues his recovery from a stress injury in his back, with Steve Smith to reassume the captaincy of Australia in the series opener against England next month.Cummins has not bowled since Australia’s 3-0 series defeat of West Indies in July and had been in serious doubt for the match in Perth on 21 November. After months of speculation over whether he would recover in time, Cricket Australia on Monday finally confirmed that the quick would have to sit out the game at Optus Stadium. Continue reading...

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