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NATIONAL coach Darren Lehmann has backed Michael Clarke to go for the jugular, despite former England captain Nasser Hussain accusing Australia of bully-boy tactics.
Australia's first Test thumping had a dramatic postscript on Monday when Clarke was charged by the International Cricket Council for sledging England paceman James Anderson.
Clarke will be fined 20 per cent of his match fee, around $3000, after stump microphones picked up the skipper telling Anderson Australia's quicks would "break his f***ing arm".
Relations between cricket's oldest enemies became strained on Saturday when David Warner fired the first salvo, claiming a "weak" Jonathan Trott personified a "scary-eyed" England side.
Hussain slammed the behaviour of an Australian side that is developing a harder edge under Lehmann, who ascended to the national coaching post in June.
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Speaking before Clarke was formally charged, Lehmann wanted Australia to maintain the rage - and his skipper's ICC reprimand won't alter plans to intimidate Alastair Cook's troops.
"I like them playing hard cricket," said Lehmann, who labelled the old enemy's cricket "dour" during the recently-completed Ashes in England.
"I like our boys being aggressive without crossing the line. It will be always hard-fought between Australia and England. It certainly was in England and has been over the years.
"The ICC deals with everything else . . . and if any player crosses the line they will deal with it."
Hussain, who captained England in 45 Tests from 1999-2003, is no stranger to Australia's aggressive style. He led the Poms during Australia's golden age but accused Clarke of picking an easy target by sledging Anderson.
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"They didn't need to dance on their grave," Hussain said in his English newspaper column.
"I wasn't too impressed with the niggle at the end of the game. I think that was a bit of Aussie frustration spilling over after the difficult time they've had - not just losing 3-0 in England, where they probably deserved better, but the mockery they received on that tour of India (in March).
"I thought Australia emerged from their defeat in the summer with a lot of dignity. But they have to keep that dignity intact when they win.
"I totally agree that if you dish it out, you should expect to take it back.
"But when the No. 11 is in and you're about to win by almost 400 runs, just knock him over, shake his hand and say: 'We did you there'."
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"I didn't like some of the disrespect that was shown to England - like David Warner suggesting Jonathan Trott was scared.
"Pull the other one."
In-form Australian quick Mitchell Johnson warned England to expect more fireworks as the series progressed.
"There's a fair bit of tension there," he said.
"I think that's definitely going to continue through the series, you're going to see a bit more of it.
"We're going to play on our skill, and hopefully we can beat them.
"I love getting in a bit of a scrap, and so do a few of their boys. If you can keep your emotions in check and just keep playing my game and it comes off, then it's good."
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