Watch: “Rattle Aussies…”- Monty Panesar hits back at Steve Smith’s sledge during Ashes 2025/26
Watch the video where the former left-arm spinner of the England side, Monty Panesar, hit back at the sledge of the stand-in captain of Australia, Steve Smith, during the ongoing Ashes 2025/26 down under.
On the eve of the opening Ashes 2025/26 Test match at the Optus Stadium in Perth, the stand-in Australia captain, Steve Smith, took a dig at the former England spinner, Monty Panesar, for his comments suggesting Ben Stokes remind Smith of the sandpaper gate during the series.
Steve Smith went off topic in the press conference and revealed that anyone, referring to Panesar, who would think that Athens was in Germany or America, doesn’t hold a place in their thought process. Panesar has now gone hard at the New South Wales batter.
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“To think that he wanted to talk about me before one of the biggest days of his career -- when he will lead Australia out against England as he stands in for absent captain Pat Cummins -- is flattering, and nothing short of hilarious. I cannot believe he has dug out the old YouTube clip of my shocker and memorized it word by word,” Panesar wrote in his column on The Telegraph.
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In the ground, Smith failed for 17 runs in 49 balls as 19 wickets fell on the opening day of the Test match in Perth. The visitors were bundled out for 172 runs in the first innings, while the hosts found themselves 123/9 by the end of the opening day’s play.
“I must admit I am delighted to have got so far inside his head, but if I can achieve that, imagine how much damage Ben Stokes and his side are going to be able to do once play starts in Perth? We've both made mistakes, but at least mine was on a celebrity quiz show. He was on a cricket field, and we both had to live by them.” Panesar added.
“I would actually ask Steve whether he can look himself in the mirror yet and admit that he was part of “Sandpaper gate”, the worst example of Australian cheating in history. Steve has just displayed a massive weakness and mental vulnerability that, at this level of elite sport, you cannot afford to do.” The left-arm spinner of the England side shed light.
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