{"id":22681,"date":"2015-06-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/real-reason-swann-is-sledging-steve-smith\/"},"modified":"2015-06-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-06-25T00:00:00","slug":"real-reason-swann-is-sledging-steve-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/sport\/real-reason-swann-is-sledging-steve-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Real reason Swann is sledging Steve Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former English spinner Graeme Swann has been pretty vocal in the lead up to the upcoming Ashes series.<\/h3>\n

He\u2019s been having a crack at just about every Aussie he can get his hands on \u2013 including the all-conquering Steve Smith.<\/p>\n

Smith has averaged 102 in the past year and is at the top of the ICC’s Test batting rankings, but Swann has questioned whether Smith will be able to handle the swinging ball in England.<\/p>\n

“I still don’t think he (Smith) has got a great technique,” Swann said. “He must have surprised himself, as well as everyone else, with his output.”<\/p>\n

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Graeme Swann | Image | BBC<\/h6>\n

But now a theory has emerged about the real reason why Swann has targeted Smith. And it sounds personal.<\/p>\n

Robert Craddock explains on Fox Sports<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt all started with a ball Swann bowled to Smith early in his breakthrough Test innings of 138 not out against England at The Oval in 2013. At the time Swann had the Australians neatly tied down with just nine runs off his first five overs before Smith snapped the chains, advanced and belted him over mid-off for six.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe batsman was surprised when Swann immediately dropped back a fieldsman and it left him and Australia convinced that if you gang-tackled Swann early he would retreat and his threat would wane.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo it proved a few months later in Australia when Swann was heavily challenged by Australia and retired mid-tour after taking only seven wickets at 80.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s bound to be a spicy series when the Ashes start in England next month.<\/p>\n

SEE ALSO: CROWS COACH COY ON PATRICK DANGERFIELD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

SEE ALSO: COMPANY RESPONDS PERFECTLY TO ABSURD COMPLAINT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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