Smith helping Paine no issue for Ponting

By Ed Jackson
Updated August 4 2019 - 3:48pm, first published 3:42pm
Australia have fought back in the first Ashes Test against England at Edgbaston.
Australia have fought back in the first Ashes Test against England at Edgbaston.

Ricky Ponting has dismissed criticism of the on-field influence of Steve Smith during the first Ashes Test in Edgbaston, saying Tim Paine would be "silly" not utilise the former skipper's experience.

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