Australian coach Justin Langer defended the remarks as “poor, arbitrary and overblown”, and criticized Steve Smith for criticizing Pant’s attempt to remove the batting guard in the Sydney Test.
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In the first session on the last day of the draw in Sydney, Smith was seen trying to erase the batsman’s guard during a drink break. After the video went viral, it was criticized by cricket fans and former players including Michael Vaughan on social media. At a virtual press conference hosted by the Sony Network, Langer said: ‘I can’t believe the nonsense I’m reading about Steve Smith. Absolute nonsense. For anyone who knows Steve, he’s going to do some amazing things and we’ll see him laugh. ‘
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He said, ‘I have spoken privately and publicly about how different they are. Whatever he does in the crease, it is only because of the game. Langer said Smith’s demeanor on the field and on the field after the ball tampering episode returned. He said, ‘If anyone says they are doing something wrong, even for milliseconds, it is beyond the limits. The wicket was flat and stiff as concrete. It takes 15-inch spikes to do anything on it and it doesn’t even go to the crease.
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The coach said that Smith felt a lot of shame after the ball tampering episode, especially on his return to England. He said, ‘Upon his return from the ban, his behavior is an example of inside and outside the field. He answers with his bat. On the tour of England, he tolerated much humiliation as I had never seen, but he responded with the bat.
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