Steve Smith lashes out at ‘Mastermind’ Monty Panesar

Cricket's Steve Smith marks his temporary return as Australia’s Ashes captain with a bizarre attack on former England spinner Monty Panesar at his press conference on the eve of the first Test in Perth.Panesar recently called on travelling fans and media to barrack Smith over his role in the ‘Sandpapergate’ ball-tampering scandal seven years ago, saying he should be made to feel “guilty” about standing in as Pat Cummins’ replacement skipper.Rather than let those comments pass, Smith took a curious tangent at his press conference on the eve of the first Test in Perth.In what appeared to be a well-rehearsed response, Smith moved to discredit Panesar’s opinion with a detailed reference to a gaffe-ridden appearance on Celebrity Mastermind in 2019.