Can't believe that you stated that the Australian pitches of that era were roads.Not bad against that battalion of batting though. Better than Pollock and Waqar's record v Australia's similarly strong batting in their era.
Played all his tests in Australia on roads where his job was to keep down runs and build pressure. If he toured England he'd have become legend as Hendren infers.
How come?Can't believe that you stated that the Australian pitches of that era were roads.
I'd always been of the impression that Lindsay Hassett drove that selection - he had a "man to man" chat with Johnson essentially telling him that if he got his **** together he could be the next captain of Australia. Hassett was captain of South Melbourne, Victoria and Australia, and had a strong influence in Johnson succeeding him in all three jobs.I'm no historian, but I do know that Johnson was strongly encourgaged to persist with cricket (when he wasn't be selected by his state) in order to get back in to the Australian team and assume the captaincy vacancy. Bradman had his fingerprints all over Johnson's career, largely because Bradman didn't want to see Miller captain Australia (when he should have).
Benaud has commented on this, saying that Johnson's "speech making" got him the gig. Probably the one instance in Australian cricket where the captain was selected not on merit.
I doubt the "Ten little Aussie boys Lakered in a row" would agreewhat an utterly rank and irrelevant discipline of the game it is.
I doubt the "Ten little Aussie boys Lakered in a row" would agree
And leggies if you can't bowl quick.Finger-spin; well, if ya can't bowl leggies....