Australian coach Darren Lehmann has rejected England team director Andy Flower's offer to discuss 'sledging ground rules' ahead of the second Ashes Test in Adelaide by saying that he would take care of his own business.
Australian skipper Michael Clarke's run-in with England spearhead James Anderson in the series opener in Brisbane has also placed scrutiny on acceptable levels of on-field confrontation, with Flower labelling David Warner as 'disrespectful' and 'ignorant' for calling Jonathan Trott 'weak' and 'scared'.
According to News.com.au, however, Lehmann has backed his men in the fallout of Trott's stress-related departure from the Ashes tour and said that his former South Australian teammate Flower must focus on his own 'backyard' and let him look after his side.
Lehmann further said that at the end of the day, Flower is in control of the England cricket team and Australia needs to get the Ashes urn back, adding that he has to worry about the Australian team, not England.
Cricket Australia (CA) also said that security would not be ramped up for the second Test at Adelaide Oval in the bitter fall-out of the series opener in Brisbane.