Mitchell Johnson warns England to expect more pain in Adelaide Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson addresses the media at the WACA. If England's batsmen struggled with the short-pitched bowling in the First Ashes Test at the Gabba, then they're going to hate batting in Adelaide. Resurrected fast bowler Mitchell Johnson warns that there is more of the same to come in the Second Test and believes that the "bouncer" is more difficult to play there. And he also expects the verbal jousting that has become such a talking point since the end of the First Test to continue between the two sides throughout the series, despite captain Michael Clarke copping a fine for comments made to England tail-ender Jimmy Anderson during play on the fourth and final day in Brisbane. Mitchell Johnson runs in to bowl at the Gabba. Johnson said that while he had not heard that the English camp had voiced concerns that Australia's bowling may have been dangerous during the home side's dominant 381-run victory, he found the idea of it amusing. "I didn't hear that, it's quite funny though," he said on Wednesday in Perth. I was just playing the game and by the rules - you get two short balls an over - over the head, or shoulders and I definitely used them - used the wicket to its potential. The fast bouncy Gabba wicket is a perfect time to use it - I don't think it was dangerous at all. We went really hard at their tail. That was a plan to use the wicket at the Gabba to go really hard at them. Look, I don't like facing bouncers. I'm not sure if it's fear; it's just part of the game. And I still come in [to Adelaide] with the short ball because it is up and down there - it makes it even harder I think - where at the Gabba it's true bounce. I think that makes it a lot more difficult to play the short ball. But I'll definitely continue to use it, because it definitely worked. Johnson starred in the Aussie win and was declared the Man of the Match with combined figures of 9-103 as the tourists were dismissed for 136 in their first innings and 179 in the second. Several of his wickets came from deliveries that had bounced in his own half of the pitch. Those who love numbers will be titillated by the fact that Johnson scored the same amount of runs with the bat that he gave away with the ball - 103 - while being dismissed only once. His 64 in the first innings and 114-run partnership with Brad Haddin came at a particularly good time, as the Aussies were, seemingly, struggling at 6-132 when they came together. And while centuries were scored and hauls of wickets taken, it's the sledging controversy that has created headlines since Australia claimed victory to go 1-0 up in the series. Not that it bothers Johnson, nor the Australian team; the fast bowler declaring that the players are 'stoked' with the victory and are concentrating on being able to go 2-0 up in Adelaide. The verbal battle that occurred on the pitch that has been so widely covered seems to be continuing long after the bails and wickets have been removed from the middle of the Gabba though. Johnson is the latest Australian player to suggest that England would be rattled after such a big first up loss. They'll definitely be thinking about it. To be beaten in four days, and they would have probably been expecting to probably win at the Gabba after the last time they were there," he said. They were obviously pretty confident. They're going to fight hard, but we've definitely made an impact on them. Obviously with [England number-three] Jonathan Trott going home [because of a stress-related illness] as well is a huge impact. They'll be thinking of a lot of things now. We've just got to keep focusing on our game, keep sticking to our plans and hopefully win in Adelaide and come here [to the WACA] and win here as well. He said that the bowling team of himself, Ryan Harris, Peter Siddle and spinner Nathan Lyon were focussed on the team goal of being number-one in the world again. And that it was easy to do with the knowledge that he had the full support of his captain, Clarke. He made a point of recognising Clarke for standing up for his players and copping a fine of 20 per cent of his match fee from the First Test. And while he didn't believe the Channel 9 microphone picked up the worst of the sledging from the play, he didn't think the verbal exchanges were anything out of the ordinary for an Ashes Test. The West Australian, as he now classes himself, added that he would hate for the governing bodies to clamp down too hard on sledging to a point where it was taken out of the game. "Definitely [want to see it remain in the game]," he said. And I think it's worked for us. I definitely think they're rattled by it. We all know as professional players where that line is and you stick by it; always tread it, but like I said, it's an Ashes series and it's a back to back series as well, so there is definitely tension flying. But as long as it stays below that line. We know there is definitely tension there - there always has been. That's what you want your captain to do - stand up for the players and that's what he did. It was really exciting to see. It just happened to be that the stump mic was up at that time. There were obviously other things that were said and not heard. So it's nothing unusual, but I was really happy with how he stood up for the team. The Second Test starts in Adelaide on December 5.