Monty Panesar claims Steve Smith looked ‘all over the place’ during his shocking start at the Ashes.

The 36-year-old was bowled out for 17 by Brydon Carse on Friday morning, as Australia chased England’s lead of 172.

And speaking to the Mail, Panesar said: “He was really all over the place, to be honest. He was hitting balls back of the length, trying to hit it over cover, and then he got hit it on the elbow, on the finger, which we don’t see very often.

“It was very difficult for him, he didn’t bat like we’ve seen him bat. He played and missed so many times. Eventually [he got out] to one ball that nipped, and it was a fantastic catch by Harry Brook.

“There could be that possibility where the England players have said a few things or just the way you look at someone with that body language where you think, ‘Wow, he’s a number 11 batsman who doesn’t know how to bat. He [Panesar] has somehow rattled you.’

“You can think has it got to him or hasn’t it, because he really wasn’t himself today when he played.”

It comes after Panesar and Smith were involved in a heated row ahead of the Test, with the ex-England star suggesting that the nation should make Smith ‘feel guilty’ after his role in the 2018 sandpaper scandal which cost him his captaincy.