The thing with sledging is it very rarely goes well. Usually, if I was sledging, I was struggling.
I'll do whatever it takes for us to win games of cricket. If I have to sledge, I'll get involved like that. I'll try and intimidate a player if I have to.
Everybody talks smack during games.
There has always been sledging in cricket.
I have made my thoughts on it (sledging) well known over the last couple of years. We are more than happy to be talking to opposition players in the field so long as it is not personal or abusive.
The one thing I did learn at Florida State, I learned to talk trash, believe that
You know when you go to Australia you will get sledged. That's the fun of the game.
Some of the best cricketers in the world were very quiet on the field but came across in a way that made it very hard to sledge them. It went in one ear and out the other.
Sledging makes things interesting. There are no robots playing. They are humans who want to perform well for the country. So when stakes are so high, emotions will take over. Sometimes sledging gets the best out of you.
I am not a big supporter of sledging or insults that are hurled at you. But I don't mind if a bowler glares or stares at the batsmen. During my career, I have faced these situations numerous times.
Sledging is an important part of the game, but you should never cross the line.
I regard sledging, chirping, whatever you want to call it, as one of the weapons at my disposal.
