I will continue sledging: Johnson by CricketArchive Staff Reporter

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Player:	MG Johnson
Event:	Australia in British Isles 2009

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DateLine: 12th August 2009

 

Australian speedster Mitchell Johnson said he feels more confident by sledging England players and the banters will continue at the Oval as well.

 

The left-armer, who was one of the key protagonists in his team's comeback trail at Headingley with his superb spell of 5-69 to wrap up the fourth Test inside three days, has had aggressive encounters with England players like Stuart Broad and Andrew Flintoff in the series so far.

 

"It felt good to do it (sledge) and I'll continue to do it. Just keep puffing my chest out and keep getting into the contest... a stare here and there. I think that's definitely worked for me and I've definitely got a lot more confidence now and really enjoying it again," Johnson said.

 

"I don't normally say too much but maybe it was a bit of a surprise to those guys for me to say something," he was quoted as saying by the 'Foxsports' website.

 

Johnson though admitted he did not know how to deal with English crowds whose hostile behaviour made him lose focus in the second Test and he managed only 3-132 from 21.4 overs in the first innings.

 

"I bowled a lot of wide, short balls. That was a pretty tough moment for me. To be copping it from the English crowd, I didn't know how to deal with it at the time. It was the most I've copped it," Johnson said.