The Aussies are in the driving seat with a 2-0 lead over their rivals, England and the one major factor why Poms look desolate is Mitchell Johnson.
The Aussies are in the driving seat with a 2-0 lead over their rivals, England and the one major factor why Poms look desolate is Mitchell Johnson. Left-arm pacer Johnson has taken 17 wickets at an average of 12.7 in two Tests, claiming successive man-of-the-match awards in Brisbane and Adelaide.
If his bowling left England broken, the duals with James Anderson and Ben Stokes have reignited him as well as his team. Speaking to the press after the 2nd Test, Johnson said, “I’m going out there trying to bowl the way that I want to bowl. I’m bowling in short spells, that is what Michael (Clarke) has wanted me to do through this series so far, and it’s something that I have really enjoyed doing. I guess having that intimidation factor is definitely a bonus. Look in the past and it wasn’t probably quite there in the last couple of Ashes series for me. So to be able to come out, just back my ability, and know what I wanted to bowl, I have just really enjoyed it, so I will continue to do that throughout the series.”
The left-armer who bowls over 150km/h has been told by his bowling coach Craig McDermott to bowl even faster. “I’d like to see – at his home ground, being in front of his adopted state, Western Australia – what the adrenaline does to his pace. Not forgetting that it’s not all about speed. It’s about making sure that the ball is in the right spot and that is what Mitchell has done since his return to international cricket, both in the shorter form and in Test match cricket.”McDermott told reporters on Tuesday.
The third Test between Australia and England at the WACA Ground will start on Friday.
With Agencies inputs
