Ryan Harris said the Australians did not target Virat Kohli with their chatter on the field.
“There were a few things out there today that were said, I think the thing that fired him up the most was when Mitch (Johnson) threw the ball at the stumps and he was in the way,” said Harris.
“We try not to say too much to him (Kohli), but sometimes he brings it on himself, I guess, when he starts it.”
On Kohli’s criticism of the Aussie behaviour, Harris said: “It’s interesting to hear him say that. It’s probably a good thing. If he’s worrying about stuff like that, hopefully his batting goes downhill. That’s probably the way we think.”
Harris said the Australians respected Kohli for his ability with the bat. “We all respect him. He’s a pretty good player. I respect him and I know all the boys in the change room respect him because he has come out and his bat does the talking.
“There’s a bit of banter on the field but if that doesn’t stay out there and comes up here, he needs to have a look at that.”
