By Press Association Reporter
Published: 00:41 BST, 26 May 2019 | Updated: 00:41 BST, 26 May 2019
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Steve Smith described the taunts he received from England fans as 'water off a duck's back' after making a match-winning century in Australia's 12-run World Cup warm-up victory.
Smith and David Warner were facing their fiercest rivals for the first time since returning from year-long ball-tampering bans and, as expected, were not allowed to forget their roles in the sandpaper scandal.
Both batsmen were booed on their way to the crease at the Ageas Bowl and subjected to sporadic chants of 'cheat, cheat, cheat' from sections of the crowd, an experience they can probably expect in varying degrees throughout the competition and the Ashes series which follows.
Steve Smith described being booed and called a 'cheat' as 'water off a duck's back'
It should be stressed that the hostilities
