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Monty Panesar responds sharply to Steve Smith's ridicule of him

Spinner says he made his mistakes "on a quiz show", while Smith "made his on a cricket field"

Adds that he feels like England are already in Smith's head and he can "rattle the Aussies from sitting on my sofa"

Hours before the start of the hotly-awaited Ashes series between Australia and England, the war of words continued between Steve Smith and Monty Panesar. The former England spinner responded to stand-in Australia skipper's 'Mastermind' jibe by saying that he made his mistakes "on a quiz show", while Smith "made his on a cricket field".

Smith had earlier made fun of Panesar , saying that anyone who thought "Athens is in Germany" or "Oliver Twist is a season" should not be taken seriously. He

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