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News India Live, Digital Desk: Whenever there is an Ashes Series between Australia and England (AUS vs ENG), there is not only a battle of bat and ball, but also a war of words and new controversies. This time during the Ashes, Australia’s batsman Steve Smith is again in the headlines, but not for any century, but for his “lazy” actions on the field. If you would have watched the match, you might have been angry too. Steve Smith is being accused that he deliberately slowed down the game and tried to break the rhythm of the England bowlers. After all, what did Smith do? At a very critical juncture of the match, when the England bowlers were in rhythm and wanted to take wickets, Steve Smith started doing strange things at the crease. Sometimes he would repeatedly bend down to tie his shoelaces, sometimes set the gloves, and sometimes would ask the umpire or He would stop the game by giving a signal to the fielders. The bowler is standing ready on his run-up, but Smith Saheb moved away from the batting stance. This happened not once or twice, but many times. “This is a joke” (An Absolute Joke) Commentators and cricket veterans did not like this at all. The experts sitting in the commentary box said during the live match itself that this is “an absolute joke”. He said that such cheap tactics do not suit a player who is such a great batsman. This is wasting the time of the spectators and the opposing team. Was this a strategy or something else? It has often been seen in cricket that when the session is about to end or when the opposing team is climbing, the batsmen deliberately slow down the game so that fewer overs have to be played or the bowler’s attention gets distracted. This can be called ‘Tactics’, but according to the Spirit of the Game, it is considered wrong. England fans are trolling Smith on social media, while Australians are calling it a ‘mind game’. Whatever the case, Steve Smith has once again proved that it is impossible to ignore him, be it with his batting or his actions!