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    "editor1": "<p><strong>London, Aug 17: <\/strong>If there&#39;s one person who has been making headlines on a consistent basis in the ongoing Ashes series, it has to be former Australia skipper Steve Smith.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In the first Ashes Test, Smith -- playing his first Test after serving a one-year ban for his role in the Sandpaper Gate fiasco -- scored twin centuries and proved to be the difference between the arch-rivals as Australia defeated England by 251 runs in Birmingham.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In the ongoing Lord&#39;s Test which has so far been marred by rain interruptions, Smith has come out with new ways to leave balls outside the off-stump. On the third day which saw only 24.1 overs being bowled, the former Australia skipper provided the crowd with some much-needed entertainment, not just with his strokeplay, but also his unorthodox and unique style of leaving the balls.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>While shouldering arms to the England pacers, the 30-year-old at times hopped, shuffled, got his bat across and even turned around to face the wicketkeeper after leaving the ball.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>England Cricket made a compilation of Smith&#39;s unique ball leaving technique and shared it on its Facebook page.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The video was also shared on Twitter and it garnered hilarious responses from the social media users.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>At stumps on Day Three, Australia were 80\/4 in response to England&#39;s first inning score of 258 with Smith batting on 13 alongside Mathew Wade (0*).&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Steve Smith leaving the ball is the most entertaining thing I&rsquo;ve seen in a long time <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ashes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ashes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nuuyRrDpaJ\">pic.twitter.com\/nuuyRrDpaJ<\/a><\/p>\r\n&mdash; Alexandra Hartley (@AlexHartley93) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexHartley93\/status\/1162329998595907584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 16, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>",
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