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'Bhai kitna peloge ab' - Fans react as Steve Smith takes dig at Alastair Cook and English media over Alex Carey's haircut rumours

Steve Smith has taken a dig at Alastair Cook and England media over spreading rumours about Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey.

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The ongoing Ashes series has been spiced up by both on-field and off-field events. It all started with Alex Carey's controversial dismissal of Jonny Bairstow, which sparked a debate over the 'spirit of the game'. Amidst all this, fake reports involving the Australian wicketkeeper surfaced, claiming that he refused to pay a barber in Leeds after getting a haircut.

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England legend Alastair Cook, while commentating on the third Ashes Test, revealed a bizarre story about Carey not paying for his haircut. The incident was later reported by an English news outlet, The Sun, which confirmed the story through the alleged barber, Adam Mahmood.

" said, he hasn't paid. It was one of those cash-only ones, and he promised he would have a transfer later in the day, and this was just before he shut. This is a true story, I'm not making it up," Cook said while on commentary.

As Carey was heavily targeted by the English people, it forced Australia to come forward and defend their player. Australian vice-captain Steve Smith and Cricket Australia said the allegations were false and said he had not even had a haircut since the World Test Championship 2021-23 final. The former England captain Cook later apologised and confirmed that it was a mistaken identity.

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Now, ahead of the fourth Ashes Test, Smith took a cheeky dig at Cook and the English media by posting a picture of himself with Carey on Twitter. Smith wrote: “I can confirm that Alex Carey has now had a haircut and that he paid for it.”

Check out the post below: 

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Bairstow's dismissal was crucial to Australia's victory in the second Test at Lord's, allowing them to take a 2-0 lead. However, England bounced back at Headingley to reduce their deficit.

A win at Old Trafford in the fourth Test will help Australia clinch the series and retain the Ashes. England, meanwhile, will be keen to keep the winning momentum going and force Australia into a series decider.

Here's how fans reacted to Steve Smith's Twitter post: 

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