It's no picnic out there, as opponents make dinner plans TO think that everyone thought the Ashes battle was about to turn ugly when all that was happening was that Mitchell Johnson and Stuart Broad were organising where to meet for dinner. Proving yet again that appearances can be deceptive, both Australian paceman Peter Siddle and rival England batsman Joe Root were adamant that nothing untoward was happening on a day that saw Ben Stokes drop his shoulder into Johnson, who was blocking his path as he went for a run; Johnson and Broad exchanging words; Michael Clarke having his say; Kevin Pietersen taking a shot at Shane Watson -- or was it a shot back? -- and umpire Kumar Dharmasena physically interposing himself to make certain nothing ended in blows.