Jofra Archer’s little verbal battle with Steve Smith provided some entertainment in what was largely a formality of a fourth innings of the second Ashes Test in Brisbane, with Australia needing to chase down just 65 runs to win the match. Smith had turned to T20 mode, taking Australia over the line by blasting 23 runs in nine balls and while he replied to Archer’s jibes with some words of his own, former captain Ricky Ponting also had a few sledges up his sleeve for the England fast bowler from the commentary box.

Ponting noted that it was interesting how Archer had come alive only at that stage of the match, when the game was well put England’s grasps. The Australian great has since said that the period was one of few in his career as a commentator in which he was out there with bat in h

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