Melbourne: Never the one to shy away from a showdown, either with the ball or words, Australian pacer Mitchell Johnson feels &ldquo;psychological warfare&rdquo; is important to intimidate the opposition on the cricket field.
<img title="Mitchell Johnson celebrates the wicket of Shikhar Dhawan in Adelaide" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2014/dec/S-Dhawan2312.jpg" alt="Mitchell Johnson celebrates the wicket of Shikhar Dhawan in Adelaide" /> Mitchell Johnson celebrates the wicket of Shikhar Dhawan in Adelaide recently. Pic/Getty Images.
In a new DVD titled &lsquo;Mitchell Johnson: Bouncing Back,&rsquo; the pacer, who has tormented India with both bat and ball in the ongoing Test series in Australia, has spoken about the importance of instilling fear in the rivals.
&ldquo;Sometimes we say stupid things when we&rsquo;re out there. Sometimes we try and say things that hopefully get into the batsmen&rsquo;s heads a little bit. We try to get them to think about their feet, or just let them know you are going to bowl another short ball. It&rsquo;s all mind games,&rdquo; Johnson was quoted as saying in the DVD by ESPNCricinfo.
&ldquo;Sometimes, it might look a little different on TV. It might look as if we&rsquo;re going a bit too hard at each other, and sometimes it could be a bit over the top. But we&rsquo;re always trying to stay inside the guidelines,&rdquo; he said.
Johnson was involved in an on-field spat with the Indians in the second Test in Brisbane where the visitors&rsquo; attempts at sledging him backfired badly. The tearaway bowler smashed 88 runs and came back to grab four wickets to help Australia win the match and take a 2-0 lead in the series.
&lsquo;It will never end&rsquo; Johnson feels aggression channelled well can yield good results. &ldquo;If you can get into someone&rsquo;s mind by speaking to a batsman and tell them that their feet aren&rsquo;t going anywhere, hopefully they&rsquo;ll start to think about that. You then bowl a short one at them, and you&rsquo;re in their head. I love that part of the game. I think it&rsquo;s great. And I don&rsquo;t think it&rsquo;s ever going to stop,&rdquo; he said.
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Never the one to shy away from a showdown, either with the ball or words, Australian pacer feels 'psychological warfare' is important to intimidate the opposition on the cricket field

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Never the one to shy away from a showdown, either with the ball or words, Australian pacer feels 'psychological warfare' is important to intimidate the opposition on the cricket field

Ind vs Aus: Aggression is all mind games, says pacer Mitchell Johnson

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