Mitchell Johnson doesn't regret fiery confrontation with Kevin Pietersen on day three

MITCH Johnson has no regrets over his heated mid-pitch confrontation with Kevin Pietersen on day three of the fourth Test.

MITCH Johnson has no regrets over his heated mid-pitch confrontation with Kevin Pietersen on day three of the Boxing Day Test.

The pair exchanged angry words after the Englishman several times used delaying tactics with Australia on the rampage during the tourists' doomed second innings.

But Johnson, man of the match on Sunday - astonishingly for the third in four matches this series - said his reaction was warranted.News_Rich_Media: A series of dropped catches and obscure tactics from England skipper Alastair Cook on Day Four of the Fourth Test has raised questions over just how well he is coping with the pressure of leading an underperforming touring side in Australia.

"I don't think I took it too far," said Johnson, whose eight wickets, catch and key run-out gave him an eighth man of the match trophy in just his 55th Test.

"I was getting annoyed with what he was doing - he kept pulling away.

"I did find out later there was a little kid crawling across the sightscreen, but if you have a look at the size of the sightscreens, they're pretty big here.

"If you're not watching the game and you're too busy watching the crowd, then I think it was warranted.News_Rich_Media: Chris Rogers has described his century which helped Australia to a 4-0 Ashes series lead as "what dreams are made of".

"I enjoy those little confrontations and there was no contact this time, which was good," he joked in reference to his bump with Ben Stokes in the second Test in Adelaide.

"We're both passionate people and we want to win, and those moments happen in a game."

The English press asked Johnson, whose charismatic manner through his incredible summer has won him many new admirers, whether he had the tourists' batsmen scared.

And while he maintained a typically polite method of reply, the slight delay in doing so said so much more.

"I don't know if it's a scared thing," he said with much thought.

"Maybe (they are) a bit uneasy at times on certain wickets throughout this series, definitely.

"The WACA (Ground pitch) where you've got big cracks and it's fast and bouncy and obviously the tactics we used in Brisbane was probably a surprise to a lot of them.

"Being a tailender myself, you never like going in and facing short balls straight up - it can be intimidating.

"I don't know if scared is the right word, but it just makes you a little bit uneasy at times."

Enough said.