Stand-in Australia captain Steve Smith has hit back at Monty Panesar with a sharp and unexpected reference to the former England spinner's infamous appearance on a British quiz show ahead of the Ashes opener in Perth.

Panesar had urged England players , travelling fans and the British media to keep targeting Smith over the 2018 ball tampering scandal, saying the stand-in Australia captain should be made to feel "guilty" about replacing Pat Cummins for the first Test. His comments revisited the long-running fallout from the Sandpapergate episode and appeared intended to unsettle one of Australia's most important batters.

Smith did not let the remarks slide. When a journalist raised Panesar's criticism at the pre-match press conference, the stand-in Australian captain responded with a pr

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