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Smith's Cheeky Taunts Rattle Bangladesh Bowlers
22 Aug
Summary
- Steve Smith teased Bangladesh players about taking a review call.
- Umpires intervened to calm the escalating tension on the field.
- This isn't Smith's first on-field verbal exchange during the series.
In the second Test match between Australia and Bangladesh, Australian batter Steve Smith was involved in an unsportsmanlike conduct. Smith was heard encouraging Bangladeshi fielders to take a review against him after an LBW appeal was turned down by the umpire. The umpires intervened to de-escalate the tension on the field. This behaviour is not new for Smith, as he had a similar verbal exchange with a player in the first Test.
Smith's actions, captured on the stump mic, involved him suggesting the ball would have missed the stumps and urging the opposition to 'waste another one' on reviews. Former cricketer Kerry O'Keeffe commented on the unusual nature of such on-field banter. The umpires approached Smith to warn him about his conduct.
