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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">Melbourne, Dec 22 (IANS) Pacer Mitchell Johnson, who was the catalyst for Australia&#39;s second Test win over India at the Gabba last week, Monday asserted that it is important to intimidate the opposition with mind games.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">In a new DVD titled &#39;Mitchell Johnson: Bouncing Back&#39;, he elaborated on many of the recent important cricketing issues, including beating England last season to win the Ashes.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">Johnson, who has taken 278 wickets in 63 Test matches, emphasised that intimidating England, especially the tailenders was a part of their team plan and was critical in their series victory over the English.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">&quot;Sometimes we say stupid things when we&#39;re out there. Sometimes we try and say things that hopefully get into the batsmen&#39;s heads a little bit. We try to get them to think about their feet, or just let them know you are going to bowl another short ball. It&#39;s all mind games,&quot; Johnson was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.com.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">Johnson also believes his team tries to be within the rules but on television it sometimes looks worse than what the situation is.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">&quot;Sometimes it might look a little different on TV. It might look as if we&#39;re going a bit too hard at each other, and sometimes it could be a bit over the top. But we&#39;re always trying to stay inside the guidelines,&quot; the left-armer added.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">&quot;If you can get into someone&#39;s mind by speaking to a batsman and tell them that their feet aren&#39;t going anywhere, hopefully they&#39;ll start to think about that. You then bowl a short one at them, and you&#39;re in their head. I love that part of the game. I think it&#39;s great. And I don&#39;t think it&#39;s ever going to stop,&quot; said the 33-year-old.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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