"That's why we've been picked, we are instructed to be aggressive at the start" - Fraser-McGurk responds to Ian Healy's 'schoolyard' comments

Fraser-McGurk rejects Healy's accusation that Australia were sledging during the second Ashes Test.

Australia all-rounder Cameron Green has defended his side's tactics in the second Ashes Test, saying they were simply being "aggressive" in the field.

Ian Healy, the former Australia wicketkeeper, had accused the tourists of sledging during the match, but Green said this was not the case.

"I think we're just being aggressive," Green said. "We're not sledging, we're just trying to get into the contest and get the opposition out.".

Green also said that the team had been instructed to be "aggressive" by coach Justin Langer.

"He (Langer) wants us to be aggressive and take the game on," Green said. "That's why we've been picked, we are instructed to be aggressive at the start.".

Healy's comments came after Australia had won the second Test by 275 runs to level the series at 1-1.

The tourists were accused of sledging England batsman Joe Root during the match, but Green said this was not the case.

"I think it's just the way we play our cricket," Green said. "We're a very aggressive team and we're not going to change that."