Believe it or not, Monty Panesar sledges with the best of them.

The English Test cricketer was at it again today but this time he was doing it in the company of 110-kilogram rugby players and the sledge was of the physical, fitness-training sort.

Panesar, 29, was hauling a 40kg weight loaded on to a "sledge" and strapped around his waist at training with the NSW Waratahs in Sydney this morning.

The left-arm orthodox spinner, who is playing with Randwick-Petersham Cricket Club, has started doing the odd midweek training session with the Super Rugby franchise in an effort to improve his fitness and strength.