English fans have enjoyed reminding Australians of sandpapergate during the Ashes, with Steve Smith's latest diving catch giving them even more to chant about.
Not all the fans were convinced Smith was being devious and voiced their support for the third umpire’s decision of out.
“Delusional English fans claiming Steve Smith cheated with the catch of Joe Root goes to show how much trauma the man has given them over the years! Root was even lucky to last that long in the first place! Should have been out on 1 had Cameron Green not overstepped!” another commented. The catch came at a pivotal moment in the match as Australia began to fight back against England who was making a strong reply to the first innings total.
The Aussies had employed some short pitched bowling and Pope's departure sparked a flurry of wickets as the English continued trying to score off the bouncers.Overnight the English sit at 4/278 and still have 138 runs to reach Australia.
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