Australian speedster Mitchell Johnson today issued a warning to the Indian batsmen saying that they should expect a lot of chin-music from the Aussie bowlers during the seven-match ODI series. You want chin music,therell be a lot of chin music, Johnson said when asked why the Australian team have not talked about targeting the Indian batsmen,who have recently been under fire for their failure to cope with rising deliveries,with the short-pitched deliveries. Johnson,who was named as the ICC Player of the Year for 2008-09,said he had not expected the top honour especially after a poor Ashes where his performance with the ball came under severe criticism. Honestly,I didnt feel I might win any award. Thought I had a little chance with the Test award but that went to Gautam (Gambhir), he said. The award totally surprised me,especially after my performance against England. I am quite proud of it, said the left armer who has 102 ODI and 114 Test wickets to his name. On his disappointing performance in the Ashes,Johnson said,the Lords game was the hardest game. I was thinking about every other thing other than bowling a good line and length. I was pretty disappointed." All-rounder James Hopes said the experience of playing in the Indian Premier League will help the Australian players to cope with the pressure of playing in front of the expected large crowds. "The IPL has helped us get used to playing in front of the big crowds. So when Sachin Tendulkar walks out the next time to bat,we won't get overawed," he said. Hopes felt it was a blessing in disguise for the Aussies that the two Australian teams - Victoria Bushrangers and New South Wales (NSW) - had met in the semi-final itself and not the final. "It was a blessing for us that the Victoria and NSW played in the semi-finals itself. Otherwise we would have been in a situation where we would have six players joining the team a day before the match." Opener Shaun Marsh supported Hopes view that the IPL experience would help him during the seven-match series. "I had a bit of success here and am familiar with the grounds here. It would be helpful," he said. "However,it would be a different game playing in the IPL and against the Indian team," he added. Asked whether he has advised his country-mates on how to bowl against his Kings XI skipper Yuvraj Singh,he said,"Yuvi is a wonderful batsman,I'm sure the bowlers will chalk out a plan. He is a dangerous batsman and I hope he does not score too many runs against us." Wicketkeeper Tim Paine,who had an impressive start to his career with the bat,said that he was looking forward to the opportunity to make yet another impression before the first choice keeper,injured Brad Haddin returns to the team. "This is an opportunity for me to show that I can play international cricket. Brad (Haddin) returns next month so I've to make sure that I make the most of the opportunity," he said. "It's exciting to be playing against some of the world's best players. I'm nervous but the other 13 games I've played have been equally important," he said.
