Mitchell Johnson was relieved to capture the wicket of Graeme Smith with such ease, but says it'd be wrong to question the South Africa captain's courage.
Johnson twice broke Smith's hand in 2009, once in Sydney and soon after in Durban.
On Thursday, Smith faced two deliveries from Johnson on a bouncy Centurion deck and didn't look comfortable either time.
The left-armer noted it was nice Australia's short-pitch plan worked so seamlessly against Smith, reiterating that the broken bones of the past were "definitely in the back of his mind".
But the 32-year-old wasn't ready to borrow a line from David Warner, who famously suggested England had "scared eyes" after Johnson crushed them in the first Ashes Test at the Gabba.
"We are playing against the world's No.1 Test team, I don't think there was fear," Johnson said.
"Maybe a little bit surprised at the wicket, but I wouldn't say it's fear.
"We just played against England and that question was raised. There were other people saying that there was fear in eyes.
"But they are professional sportsmen, they've faced Morne Morkel who gets extreme bounce and pace so there's no fear."
Johnson was similarly dismissive to the theory that Smith put Australia in because he didn't want Johnson to slice through the Proteas' batting order on a day-one wicket.
"I don't know what they were thinking," he said.
"I don't think that really matters now."
