WATCH: Steve Smith and Jonny Bairstow involved in heated conversation on second day of ongoing third Ashes 2023 Test

The star England wicketkeeper-batter Jonny Bairstow hasn’t enjoyed a good run of form so in the Ashes 2023, be it with the bat or behind the wickets. But still, he has been found in the cross-hairs of a few controversies, including a debatable run-out in the second Test and now getting involved in a heated moment with former Australian skipper Steve Smith.

The moment came in the 28^th over of the second innings of Australia; Mooen Ali managed to trap Smith in his spin web and got him out straight in the hands of Ben Duckett. Just a moment after Duckett’s catch, Bairstow was heard saying something to Smith, while the latter was making his way back to the pavilion.

The veteran Aussie batter who was already frustrated at his own shot, took a pause in his walk and asked Bairstow what was he saying. The conversation between Smith and Bairstow broke out as follows:

Bairstow - "See ya, Smudge!"

Smith - "What was that, mate?!?,”

Smith - “Heyyy!”

Bairstow - "I said 'Cheers, see ya later'."

The video of this ‘not-so-pleasant’ moment between the Aussie batting star and England’s wicketkeeper started making rounds on social media within minutes of being shared by Sky Sports on the micro-blogging site Twitter.

Here’s the video:

"See ya, Smudge!" 👋

"What was that, mate?!? HEY!" 😠

Jonny Bairstow getting in Steve Smith's head 👀 pic.twitter.com/PyTKFuaC4s

— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) July 7, 2023

Speaking of the action of the match at the end of the second day of the ongoing Headingley Test in Leeds, Australia had lost four wickets on the score of 116 runs in 47 overs. At the time of stumps, Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh were unbeaten on the individual scores of 18 and 17 runs, respectively.

Earlier, the veteran opener Usman Khawaja and star number three batter also contributed with scores of 43 and 33 runs, respectively. Steve Smith failed to live up to the expectations in the 100^th Test of his international career and got dismissed only on the score of 2 runs in the second innings.

The veteran all-rounder Moeen Ali scalped two wickets for England in the second innings, alongside Stuart Broad and Chris Woakes taking one each.