India, Dec. 7 -- Australia stand-in captain Steve Smith downplayed his heated altercation with Jofra Archer on Day 4 of the Brisbane Heat as he refused to reveal what was said between the two in the middle. The final session on the fourth day of the second Ashes Test saw Archer and Smith trying to get under each other's skin as they hurled some words towards each other. Smith, 36, was clearly not impressed with the England speedster dishing out one bouncer after the other, and he made his feelings known to the 30-year-old.

After failing to get the ball away for a boundary on the second delivery of the ninth over, Smith didn't take a backward step, as he told Archer, "Keep bowling fast when there is nothing going on, champion." His commen...