Australia vs India 2018: Clash Between Virat Kohli, Tim Paine was in Good Spirit - Josh Hazlewood

Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood did not want to read much into the verbal clash between the skipper of both the sides, Virat Kohli and Tim Paine, on day four of the Perth Test.

Meanwhile, the duo squared up on day four as the Australian was completing a run and stump microphones picked up Gaffaney demanding the two behave themselves. However, Josh Hazlewood admitted that it was all in good spirits and it was all fun.

“I think it was all good fun, it’s quite competitive out there as you know and there’s going to be words from time to time but it was all in good spirits,” Hazlewood said.

“I don’t think we read too much into it, we go about our work as we see fit and the Indians can do what they like. We control what we control and our behaviour is what we control. We’ll worry about that and let everything else take care of itself,” he added.

Australia benefitted from it as Virat Kohli got out on 17 runs in pursuit of chasing a target of 287 runs. But, Hazlewood said Australia were not targeting a single batsman.

Josh Hazlewood shares high praise on Usman Khawaja

Praising Usman Khawaja’s 72-run inning, which placed the hosts in a commanding position, the fast bowler admitted there is a bit of extra responsibility on Khawaja with David Warner and Steven Smith out due to bans.

“With Steve and Dave not here, a bit more pressure falls on Usman. I think he’s the most capped batsman with Shaun Marsh. Experience counts a lot in these situations and there are quite a lot of young guys in top six. Usman felt that responsibility a bit more this season and he’s been struggling the first couple of innings but to see him fight today made everyone a bit more relaxed,” he signed off.