Steve Waugh surprised Michael Clarke's sledge at James Anderson went to air Steve Waugh says the public should be more surprised Michael Clarke's sledge at James Anderson to "get ready for a broken f---ing arm" went to air rather than the fact he said it. He also believes the fact Clarke's comment was allowed to slip through into the public domain could stop players from both teams trying to get under their opposition's skin with sledging. Australia were at their aggressive best in the comprehensive victory over England and Clarke's welcome to Anderson as pace bowler Mitchell Johnson prepared to steam in at him summed up the nature of the opening Test in Brisbane. "I don't know about being surprised," Waugh said when asked if the public ought to be shocked comments such as Clarke's were said during a Test. But I am pretty surprised it got through to the television because I understand the stump-cam is supposed to be turned off for that sort of stuff. The players would be disappointed by it because it may stop things being said out in the middle. There's always banter . . . that was at the sharp-end in terms of personal stuff . . . but I think there's been an ongoing battle for the last five months between those two guys so that was more of a personal issue and, for it to be aired was unfortunate and something I think the players wouldn't have expected. Waugh, considered the master of mental disintegration during his reign as skipper, said while the public would have welcomed the fight and spirit displayed by their national team, the players needed to be wary to not cross the line. "They certainly played the Australian way but you have to be careful how far you push it," he said. I think England know they're definitely in a contest now. I think that's been missing from our cricket a bit. You have to let the opposition know it's not friendly out there. It's not personal . . . you're playing international cricket.