Steve Smith

2022 - 12 - 14

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'Like a football player': Explosive Steve Smith 'milking' claims as ... (Fox Sports)

Former South African captain Faf du Plessis has accused Steve Smith of “milking” his infamous on-field contact with Proteas paceman Kagiso Rabada, ...

The history, when it comes to Test cricket between South Africa and Australia, is so rich. But at the moment we will move on. I certainly won’t be telling my bowlers to go out there and after you take a wicket go and get in their space. We both want to go out and play a brand of cricket that our countries can be proud of. I was walking down the other end of the wicket, I certainly didn’t change my line or anything. But we were part of that,” he told reporters. It was extremely juicy, even building up to that game in Cape Town. That’s how I felt anyway,” he told reporters at the time. “I am not going to say anything now. “The ICC have set the standard, haven’t they? He could have avoided any contact but to me he is just as guilty. Pity he didn't dive to top it off.”

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Faf du Plessis makes explosive new claims about Steve Smith (Yahoo Sport Australia)

Former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has accused Steve Smith of 'milking' an ugly incident with Kagiso Rabada in 2018 and suggested it may have been a ...

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Candice Warner's hilarious take on Steve Smith's dirty baggy green ... (Daily Mail)

Candice Warner has weighed in on the drama surrounding Australian cricketer Steve Smith's 'defaced' baggy green cap. Advertisement.

'They wear it not just on the field but after a Test match when they're sitting around drinking in the changerooms. It all goes on the hat so you've got sweat, beer and you can't wash them,' she added. Mark Taylor created the tradition of handing out the baggy green hats to debutants in the 1990s and Steve Waugh took it step further, developing the tradition of bringing past players back to hand out the prized cap to new players. Footage surfaced last week of Smith's baggy green, which he received in 2010, looking decidedly worse for wear during the Adelaide Test against the West Indies Candice Warner (pictured) has weighed in on the drama surrounding Australian cricketer Steve Smith's 'defaced' baggy green cap Candice Warner has weighed in on the drama surrounding Australian cricketer Steve Smith's 'defaced' baggy green cap.

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Steve Smith reveals rats have eaten his iconic baggy green cap and ... (Mirror.co.uk)

Cricket fans were quick to notice the tattered state of Steve Smith's baggy green cap during the recent Test series between Australia and the West Indies ...

All-rounder Glenn Maxwell, who played the last of his seven Tests back in 2017, also admitted earlier this year that his baggy green had been "absolutely destroyed". Smith is not the only Australian cricketer to have had his baggy green eaten by a rat, with Mark Waugh revealing in 2020 he had to get a new one. "I'm going to try and get it fixed this week, it's falling apart." I'm pretty sure I kept [original baggy green] it." "If your baggy green doesn't look like this it's because it's sitting on the sidelines… [West Indies](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/west-indies-cricket-team), fans were quick to comment on social media about Smith's tattered baggy green, which he has worn across 88 Test matches.

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Australian Cricketer Steve Smith's Baggy Green Chewed Up By Rats (Outlook India)

Australian batting stalwart Steve Smith on Tuesday cleared the air over the frayed Baggy Green he wore during the two-Test series against the West Indies ...

Smith had scored an unbeaten 200 in the first innings of the opening Test against the West Indies at Perth, which the hosts won by 164 runs. The star cricketer has worn the same cap in 88 Tests since his debut in 2010. You’re not special," wrote Andrew McLean, a fan.

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