Cricket: Monty's passion; ASHES COUNTDOWN: SIX DAYS TO 1ST TEST IN BRISBANE.

MONTY PANESAR has shrugged off the racist comments aimed at him in a warm-up game and is instead looking forward to playing in front of a passionate Aussie crowd.

The spinner (below) has spoken out for the first time since a fan at the New South Wales New South Wales, state (1991 pop. 5,164,549), 309,443 sq mi (801,457 sq km), SE Australia. It is bounded on the E by the Pacific Ocean. Sydney is the capital. The other principal urban centers are Newcastle, Wagga Wagga, Lismore, Wollongong, and Broken Hill. match at the Sydney Cricket Ground The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) is a sports stadium in Sydney. It is used for Test cricket, one-day international cricket, some rugby league and rugby union matches, and is the home ground for the New South Wales Blues cricket team and the Sydney Swans of the Australian Football called him a 'stupid Indian'.

Panesar, who hopes to make his Ashes debut at Brisbane, said: "That was just the minority who said a few things, but in Australia cricket is followed with a passion and I'm sure people will be supporting in the right way."

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Title Annotation:	Sport
Publication:	The Mirror (London, England)
Date:	Nov 17, 2006
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