Profile : Mitchell Johnson
Full Name: Mitchell Guy Johnson
DOB: 02-11-1981, Townsville, Queensland
Specialist: Bowler
Bats: Left Hand Bat
Bowls: Left Arm Fast Seam
Major Teams: Western Australia
DOB: 02-11-1981, Townsville, Queensland
Specialist: Bowler
Bats: Left Hand Bat
Bowls: Left Arm Fast Seam
Major Teams: Western Australia
Mitchell Johnson is a languid left armer with a distinctive style that adds variety to the Australian attack. He possesses the classic left armer's weapon of inswing to right handed batsmen and can be genuinely sharp. He took some time to settle in Test cricket but was an immediate hit in ODIs, combining wicket-taking ability with nagging accuracy. Johnson made his Test breakthrough in 2008/09, becoming leader of the attack and revealing an ability for clean hitting that suggests he could become a genuine allrounder.
Johnson started the 2009 Ashes series as the third highest ranked bowler in Test cricket thanks to his superb displays against South Africa in the preceding months, but faced the first crisis of his career early on against England as his form seemed to desert him. His radar returned at Headingley where he took five for 69 and he ended 2009 being named ICC Cricketer of the Year.
By the time of the 2010/11 Ashes series he'd dropped to seventh in the World but, tellingly, was used more lightly by Ricky Ponting in the preceding series as his consistency left him yet again. Johnson returned match figures of 0-170, alongside a first innings duck, in a wayward first Test performance at the Gabba and he was subsequently dropped for the next match. Time out of the side served Johnson well as he returned to the team with a man of the match performance in the third Ashes Test when he bowled Australia to victory after top scoring with the bat in the first-innings. Many Australians hoped that would signal a new dawn for Johnson and a return to his form of two years before, but it was the inconsistent, expensive Johnson that showed up for the final two Tests of the series. Johnson remains an enigma and undoubtedly a frustration for his captain. He is capable of devastating bowling performances but recently he more often than not lacks both control and a cutting edge.
Johnson started the 2009 Ashes series as the third highest ranked bowler in Test cricket thanks to his superb displays against South Africa in the preceding months, but faced the first crisis of his career early on against England as his form seemed to desert him. His radar returned at Headingley where he took five for 69 and he ended 2009 being named ICC Cricketer of the Year.
By the time of the 2010/11 Ashes series he'd dropped to seventh in the World but, tellingly, was used more lightly by Ricky Ponting in the preceding series as his consistency left him yet again. Johnson returned match figures of 0-170, alongside a first innings duck, in a wayward first Test performance at the Gabba and he was subsequently dropped for the next match. Time out of the side served Johnson well as he returned to the team with a man of the match performance in the third Ashes Test when he bowled Australia to victory after top scoring with the bat in the first-innings. Many Australians hoped that would signal a new dawn for Johnson and a return to his form of two years before, but it was the inconsistent, expensive Johnson that showed up for the final two Tests of the series. Johnson remains an enigma and undoubtedly a frustration for his captain. He is capable of devastating bowling performances but recently he more often than not lacks both control and a cutting edge.
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