India, Dec. 6 -- Mitchell Starc did not even hear Yashasvi Jaiswal's "It's coming too slow" sledge on Day 2 of the India vs Australia first Test at the Optus Stadium in Perth. Ahead of the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which will be a day-night affair at the Adelaide Oval, Starc said he does not like to indulge in too many verbal battles nowadays but the reason why he smiled while walking back to his mark after being sledged by Jaiswal was that he had no clue what the Indian opener had said to him.

"I didn't actually hear him say I bowled too slow. I don't say too much to people these days. I may have been back in the day, but now I just sort of get on with it. Played that flick shot and I think I bowled pretty much the same...