What should we do with Mitchell Johnson?

[Richard]

I'm not talking about being slogged and then losing it. It's more just the way he actually looked, from first ball to the last.

The frenzy of a Twenty20 is there from before first ball TBH.

 

[four_or_six]

The frenzy of a Twenty20 is there from before first ball TBH.

I don't think there's any point having a discussion with you about T20 if you've hardly watched it, if you had I'm sure someone who has as much knowledge of cricket as you could make plenty of interesting interpretations of the players and the matches.

 

[Richard]

If I found it interesting, I'm sure I would. But I don't.

I know enough about it though to know that if you take much account of it at all when judging a player's merits in other formats then you're on dangerous ground.

 

[four_or_six]

If I found it interesting, I'm sure I would. But I don't.

I know enough about it though to know that if you take much account of it at all when judging a player's merits in other formats then you're on dangerous ground.

 

[GIMH]

Serious question Richard, when was the last time you watched a game of Twenty20?

 

[Richard]

Dunno, I don't keep account of these things, but it was certainly some point this year, maybe even this England season.

 

[Burgey]

Back OT, this ****e cannot be doing Johnson any good at all really:

Mitchell Johnson | Woman's Day | Jessica Bratich

 

[Top_Cat]

Yeah, think you're right. I mean, I know people will draw comparisons with Warnie and that he took 40-odd poles in a series where his marriage was falling apart but his situation was different, I reckon; a naccissistic sporting great who'd played 100+ Tests is different to a somewhat more sensitive bloke who's really still establishing himself. It'd surely dog-pile on him.

 

[aussie]

Damn so Johnson has a problem with the duke ball affecting his technique & serious personal problems affecting him mentally. He needs to be dropped for the 3rd test for sure now.

 

[Top_Cat]

Damn so Johnson has a problem with the duke ball affecting his technique & serious personal problems affecting him mentally. He needs to be dropped for the 3rd test for sure now.

One related directly to the other, I'd hazard. Kill the mum and the swing will follow.

 

[vicky]

Am I the ony one who upon reading the thread title started humming to himself "Hi Ho and up she rises"... etc...?

I'll get my coat...

 

[Jewels]

Damn so Johnson has a problem with the duke ball affecting his technique & serious personal problems affecting him mentally. He needs to be dropped for the 3rd test for sure now.

How long has this Ashes series been planned ?

Knowing there are differences between the Kookaburra and Duke balls I would have thought the Aussies would have been practicing thier back sides off with the Duke for months now.

Agree he's mentally shot . Can't risk playing him IMO.

The Aussies lose this one bye bye little Urn

 

[Jamee999]

Am I the ony one who upon reading the thread title started humming to himself "Hi Ho and up she rises"... etc...?

I'll get my coat...

Nope.

Put him in the scuppers with a head tie on him.
Put him in the scuppers with a head tie on him.
Put him in the scuppers with a head tie on him.
Earl-eye in the morning.

 

[four_or_six]

Back OT, this ****e cannot be doing Johnson any good at all really:

Mitchell Johnson | Woman's Day | Jessica Bratich

Wtf is he doing giving interviews like that in a magazine like this anyway? $$$ or something?

 

[Uppercut]

This is exactly why middle-aged women should all be shot.

No offence to any middle-aged women on the forum. It's for the best.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Damn so Johnson has a problem with the duke ball affecting his technique & serious personal problems affecting him mentally. He needs to be dropped for the 3rd test for sure now.

If he scrambles the seam like he has been doing he'll have problems with any ball.

 

[Jewels]

If he scrambles the seam like he has been doing he'll have problems with any balls.

Even his own

 

[Son Of Coco]

Even his own

I'm sure his girlfriend would prefer him seam up and moving it around a bit rather than straight up and down.

 

[Jewels]

probably kick him in the nuts anyway. Might just be the motivation he needs
Maybe he needs to Mitch it up a tad

 

[Richard]

This is exactly why middle-aged women should all be shot.

Nah, just the bad ones.