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    "title": "\u2018Anyone Who Believes America\u2019s A City, Doesn\u2019t Bother Me\u2019: Smith\u2019s Brutal Dig At Panesar Ahead Of Ashes Opener",
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    "excerpt": "Steve Smith: Australia\u2019s stand-in skipper Steve Smith delivered a harsh dig at Monty Panesar on the former England spinner\u2019s 'sandpaper' row comment ahead of the 2025 Ashes series. ",
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    "editor1": "Steve Smith: Australia\u2019s stand-in skipper Steve Smith delivered a harsh dig at Monty Panesar on the former England spinner\u2019s 'sandpaper' row comment ahead of the 2025 Ashes series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Panesar had previously stated that England should make Smith \u2018feel guilty\u2019 regarding his involvement in the Sandpapergate, ball-tampering scandal against South Africa, which led to the batter losing his position as Australia's full-time captain in 2018.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cSay something like, \u2018I don\u2019t think it\u2019s ethical that he\u2019s the captain, I don\u2019t think he played the game fairly\u2019. Really get into him and make him feel guilty about it. Make him feel like, \u2018they\u2019re probably right, I shouldn\u2019t be here, I shouldn\u2019t be doing this, \u2018\u201d Panesar had said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>When questioned about the former English cricketer\u2019s comments during the pre-match press conference ahead of the 1st Test here, Smith dismissed Panesar's comments and even mockingly referenced his 2019 appearance on a celebrity edition of BBC Mastermind, where he got only one correct answer.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cI'm going to go off topic here. Who of you in the room has seen Mastermind and Monty Panesar on that? Any of you? Those of you that have will understand where I'm coming from. If you haven't, do yourself a favour because it is pretty comical. Anyone who believes that Athens is in Germany, Oliver Twist is a season of the year, and America is a city, it doesn't really bother me those comments. That's as far as I'll go with that one,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Smith received a 12-month international cricket suspension from Cricket Australia and lost the captaincy under a broader leadership ban after the Sandpapergate incident in South Africa.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cI'm going to go off topic here. Who of you in the room has seen Mastermind and Monty Panesar on that? Any of you? Those of you that have will understand where I'm coming from. If you haven't, do yourself a favour because it is pretty comical. Anyone who believes that Athens is in Germany, Oliver Twist is a season of the year, and America is a city, it doesn't really bother me those comments. That's as far as I'll go with that one,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/live-cricket-score\">Live Cricket Score<\/a><\/h5><p>The much-anticipated Ashes series begins on Friday at Perth Stadium.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5>Article Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ians.in\/english-wire\/sports\/1\" rel=\"nofollow\">IANS<\/a><\/h5>",
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