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Australia’s Steve Smith Responds to Monty Panesar’s Comments Ahead of Ashes<\/strong><\/p>\n Stand-in captain for Australia, Steve Smith, recently addressed remarks made by former England spinner Monty Panesar regarding the 2018 ball-tampering incident. Panesar had suggested that England’s players and supporters should continue to put pressure on Smith about his past actions, especially since he is stepping in for Pat Cummins in the upcoming Test.<\/p>\n During a pre-match press conference, Smith didn\u2019t shy away from Panesar\u2019s comments. Instead, he made a playful reference to Panesar\u2019s memorable appearance on the British quiz show Celebrity Mastermind<\/strong>, where he struggled with several questions. \u201cWho here has seen that episode? It\u2019s pretty funny,\u201d Smith said, prompting laughter from the reporters.<\/p>\n He continued, \u201cThose who watched will know what I mean. Monty\u2019s answers were something else, like thinking Athens is in Germany or that Oliver Twist is a season!” <\/p>\n Despite urging to revisit the controversial past, Smith expressed that he was not bothered by Panesar’s remarks, clarifying, \u201cThat\u2019s as far as I\u2019ll go on that.\u201d<\/p>\n Panesar\u2019s quiz performance became a viral sensation, often resurfacing online after comedic mishaps. Smith\u2019s light-hearted response managed to redirect attention and brought smiles at the press conference just before the first Test of the Ashes series.<\/p>\n As he revealed Australia\u2019s team lineup for this pivotal match, Smith radiated confidence. At 36, he acknowledged his growth in leadership and emphasized his relaxed approach as a captain. \u201cI\u2019ve learned a lot on this journey and, when standing in for Paddy, I aim to stay calm and let the game unfold naturally,\u201d he shared.<\/p>\n With this mindset, Smith appears ready for his ninth, and potentially final, Ashes Test, blending humor with assurance as he prepares to lead Australia onto the field.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Australia’s Steve Smith Responds to Monty Panesar’s Comments Ahead of Ashes Stand-in captain for Australia, Steve Smith, recently addressed remarks made by former England spinner Monty Panesar regarding the 2018 ball-tampering incident. Panesar had suggested that England’s players and supporters should continue to put pressure on Smith about his past actions, especially since he is<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21064,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[21064,7854,26546,26544,2169,26545,1474,7856],"class_list":["post-21063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-ashes-2025","tag-australia-vs-england","tag-celebrity-mastermind-clip","tag-monty-panesar","tag-perth-test","tag-sandpapergate-scandal","tag-steve-smith","tag-steve-smith-press-conference"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21063"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21063\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}