8 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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10 h. ago The Ashes LIVE: England vs Australia updates as Steve Smith at centre of angry row

Australia vs England first Ashes test live updates and wicket alerts as

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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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11 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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17 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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20 h. ago Welcome to the Ashes, the classic cricket rivalry that never really starts or stops

Some say the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is now pre-eminent, but there is nothing more intense than Australia v EnglandIf it feels like the buildup to this Ashes series has lasted 842 days that is because it pretty much has. Test cricket’s oldest rivalry resumes on Friday inside Perth’s 60,000-seat thunderdome and with it, mercifully, comes fresh fuel for the ever-raging fire.Because on one level the Ashes never really starts or stops. Since Stuart Broad nicked off Alex Carey at the Oval on 31 July 2023 – the final act of a dramatic 2-2 draw – the sides have been tracking each other, all while their supporters chip away from afar. Continue reading...

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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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22 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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22 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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42 h. ago Australia legend Glenn McGrath DROPPED by host broadcaster on eve of Ashes

Glenn McGrath has been a fixture in the media around the Ashes between Australia and England in recent years, but he will be absent from one broadcaster for the 2025/26 series

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61 h. ago Ben Stokes the thunder god primed for Ashes series that may change his Australian legacy

Perth has some good memories for England captain at the culmination of a four-year project cast in his aggressive imageEngland hope to strike a healthy balance between work and play and at the start of this Ashes week, as Australia trained at the ground to prepare for the first Test, the tourists were being, well, tourists.As well as the usual golfers, a handful of players took a boat trip out to Rottnest Island, with Brydon Carse later showing off an impressive fish he had caught. No doubt some of the grouchier past players would sooner his mind was on reeling in a far bigger one: Steve Smith. Continue reading...

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62 h. ago Ben Stokes the thunder god primed for Ashes series that may define his career

Perth has some good memories for England captain at the culmination of a four-year project cast in his aggressive imageEngland look to strike a healthy balance between work and play and at the start of this Ashes week, as Australia trained at the ground to prepare for the first Test, the tourists were being, well, tourists.As well as the usual golfers, a handful of players took a boat trip out to Rottnest Island, with Brydon Carse later showing off an impressive fish he had caught. No doubt some of the grouchier past players would sooner his mind was on reeling in a far bigger one: Steve Smith. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Royal Ascot: Angela Hartnett among star chefs to cook at next year's event

Steve Smith of Latymer at Pennyhill Park is another new addition

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2 w. ago ‘Brilliant’ Marcus Smith backed to bring cutting edge to England attack

Marcus Smith will start at full-back against Fiji.

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2 w. ago Lorraine Kelly reveals the VERY cheeky texts her husband Steve Smith sends when she wears a low

The beloved presenter, 65, first crossed paths with Steve - then a cameraman - during her TV-AM days in the 1980s, and the pair went on to tie the knot in 1992.

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2 w. ago Danny Tipping Launches Longwave Studios With Doc On Bizarre West London Double Murder

Danny Tipping Launches Longwave Studios With Doc On Bizarre West London Double Murder  Deadline

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2 w. ago Lorraine Kelly reveals hubby Steve's cheeky texts as she explains how they keep marriage spark alive

Lorraine Kelly and her husband Steve Smith have been married since 1992 but the pair 'still fancy' one another very much

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