Steven Smith has hit back at a suggestion from the former England spinner, Monty Panesar , that he should be made to feel "guilty" for his role in the "Sandpaper-gate" ball-tampering scandal seven years ago, by invoking the memory of Panesar's failed appearance on Celebrity Mastermind .

Smith, who lost the Australia captaincy after his team was caught using sandpaper to alter the condition of the ball during a Test match in South Africa in 2017-18, has stepped back into the role on a temporary basis for Friday's first Ashes Test in Perth, with Pat Cummins missing with a back injury.

In a pre-series interview with an online betting company, Panesar had suggested that England's players should question the ethics of his re-appointment, and called on the UK media to add to the pressure

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