Australia's cricketers are again under fire for their on-field behaviour but they won't be toning down their aggression, according to vice-captain David Warner.
While Warner admitted both Steve Smith and Josh Hazlewood may have crossed the line in their remonstration with umpire Ranmore Martinesz during the second Test against New Zealand on Monday, he says it can't change the way they approach their cricket.
"We have a passionate brand," he said on arriving back in Sydney on Thursday.
"If you look back at the history of Australian cricket we have an aggressive style.
"We've got keep playing our brand of cricket and not stepping over that line."
The blow-up led to both players being fined, but Warner joined a chorus of past Aussies questioning why Hazlewood's explicit rant was captured through what should have been a muted stump microphone.
"The stump mics were turned up and they said it was so-called 'human error' which was convenient at the time," he said.
"Obviously it's disappointing, Josh was disappointed. That's out of character for Josh, he never really loses his head."
Australia's on-field antics weren't the only form of aggression throughout the tour.
Several Aussie players were left angered after days of relentless abuse from the New Zealand crowd took their toll.
Warner says some of the players were forced to call for security when family members were referenced too, while it is also believed names of the Australian's children were also dropped.
"Some of the stuff was pretty derogatory and vulgar," Warner said.
"You get your odd banter here or there but when they're talking about people's families it takes it a little bit too far."
While Warner also accepted that some banter from the crowd was commonplace in modern sport, he suggested this kind of behaviour was beyond the norm.
"We don't expect to wake up and be hounded for six or seven hours.
"The upsetting thing was I know if my two daughters were in the crowd I wouldn't want them listening to that kind of stuff."
