PERTH: Australia’s stand-in skipper Steve Smith delivered a harsh dig at Monty Panesar on the former England spinner’s 'sandpaper' row comment ahead of the 2025 Ashes series.

Panesar had previously stated that England should make Smith ‘feel guilty’ 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.

“Say something like, ‘I don’t think it’s ethical that he’s the captain, I don’t think he played the game fairly’. Really get into him and make him feel guilty about it. Make him feel like, ‘they’re probably right, I shouldn’t be here, I shouldn’t be doing this, ‘” Panesar had said.

When questioned about the former English cricketer’s comments during the pre-match p

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