Jimmy Anderson raised concerns about "dangerous" short-pitched bowling to an umpire in the Ashes opener but Joe Root has no issues with the treatment dished out to England's tail.
Anderson was one of the tailenders peppered with bouncers throughout the first Test in Brisbane, where the ploy worked beautifully for Australia.
England's first and second innings finished with collapses of 6-56 and 4-10 respectively. The visiting pacemen also tried to put the bouncer to good effect when Steve Smith was batting but they failed to rattle Australia's captain, who finished 141 not out.
International Cricket Council rules dictate only two bouncers at head height are allowed per over.
"I mentioned it to umpire Marais Erasmus but he didn't think it was too bad," Anderson told the BBC on the eve of the day-night Test that starts in Adelaide on Saturday.
"I don't know what constitutes dangerous bowling. It's the umpire's personal take on it.
"I was batting with Jake (Ball) in the second innings and he got bowled two short balls from (Pat) Cummins that went over the shoulder.
"There was a third very close and wasn't given and I questioned when does it get dangerous.
"Marais said he was happy with it at the time. It's down to the umpires."
Anderson, the most fiery player in Root's XI who was famously told by Michael Clarke to "get ready for a broken f***ing arm" four years ago, copped a painful blow to the shoulder while batting last week.
Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood have already declared they will continue to target their opposite numbers with chin music.
Root, who required a concussion test in Brisbane after being struck on the helmet by Starc, implored his tailenders to negotiate the short-pitched salvo.
"It's Test cricket. As a lower-order player against an attack like that you've got to expect traffic in that area and make sure you deal with it," Root said.
"They played to their strengths and we can't knock that.
"We have to make sure, as a lower order we're prepared to face a lot of balls in that area and make sure we deal with it better than we did in the first game.
"The important thing is, if there's a set batter there, they make sure they get the most out of their partnership and work together out."
