Sri Lanka would not emulate India’s ultra-aggressive tactics against Australia during their upcoming two-Test series Down Under, spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan has said.

The off-spinner and opening bowler Chaminda Vaas said the tourists would focus on playing smart, positive cricket in the true spirit of the game during the rubber starting on Thursday.

Muralitharan, who needs nine wickets to become the most successful Test bowler upstaging Shane Warne’s world record of 708, told a Brisbane lunch that Lanka had no designs on following the Indian example of ‘fighting fire with fire’ during the recent series in India, which the Aussies won 4-2.

“(We want) to play decent cricket and not (approach it) like the Indians,” Muralitharan said at Queensland Cricket’s annual Test match luncheon, ‘The Age’ reported.