Stuart Broad v Mitchell Johnson

[smash84]

I always thought Broad bowled really well against us and checked out his record. Apparently his best record of all places is in the UAE

Bowling records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPN Cricinfo

other than UAE and England Broad averages above 30 in all places.

Looks to me that Mitch has a more rounded record.

Bowling records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPN Cricinfo

One thing is for sure. If there is bounce in the wicket then mitch will make you his bitch with the pitch.

 

[doesitmatter]

I went for Mitch ..for that exhilarating pace and that beautiful swing of the bat when he hits the ball..More natural than Broad may be...He underachieved with the bat for sure

 

[Burner]

I voted for Broad because I don't like Johnson's face. Purely objective.

 

[Stace]

Would anyone change there vote if the question was "who has had the better Test career"? (up to now).

 

[Top_Cat]

This is tough. I'm going to cop out and say it depends on who's at the other end but wow.

Edit: vcs!

 

[SuperMurali]

Broad. Because Johnson bowls to the left, he bowls to the rrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiggggggghhhhhhhhttttt........

 

[Red]

I went for Mitch ..for that exhilarating pace and that beautiful swing of the bat when he hits the ball..More natural than Broad may be...He underachieved with the bat for sure

Always felt that Johnson could've batted at 7 and perhaps 6. Had a great technique and great defence.

 

[Furball]

What, Johnson's defence was the worst part of his game by far.

 

[Spark]

Haha yeah, the number of times he got bowled by nothing balls on off stump is silly/

 

[TheJediBrah]

Johnson the better player in general, but they are very different bowlers. On a helpful seaming pitch though you'd prefer Broad though.

re. Johnson's batting, he's one of those players who looks so could technique-wise that you get tricked into thinking he's a better batsman than he actually is.

 

[Hurricane]

Johnson the better player in general, but they are very different bowlers. On a helpful seaming pitch though you'd prefer Broad though.

re. Johnson's batting, he's one of those players who looks so could technique-wise that you get tricked into thinking he's a better batsman than he actually is.

Good post.

 

[Gob]

Always felt that Johnson could've batted at 7 and perhaps 6. Had a great technique and great defence.

pretty much no

 

[Red]

pretty much no

pretty much yes

 

[Red]

What, Johnson's defence was the worst part of his game by far.

He had a good defence but sometimes played the wrong line (I get that that is contradictory).

Always felt that he never had to take much responsibility with the bat, but if he had have, he could have been quite good and averaged 30 ish.

 

[Spark]

He had a good defence but sometimes played the wrong line (I get that that is contradictory).

Always felt that he never had to take much responsibility with the bat, but if he had have, he could have been quite good and averaged 30 ish.

Making sure you play down the right line is a pretty important part of defending tbh.

 

[Cabinet96]

This is tough. I'm going to cop out and say it depends on who's at the other end but wow.

Edit: vcs!

Would be interested to hear you expand on this.

 

[Stefan9]

Johnson for me but I am biased as I have never liked broad. If its pure stats they are pretty close thought.

 

[smash84]

Johnson for me but I am biased as I have never liked broad. If its pure stats they are pretty close thought.

In bowling stats Mitch seems to have a much more well balanced record compared to Broad.

 

[grecian]

Johnson at the moment, it's utterly pointless discounting Broads rubbish start to his career, when we always remember Mitch's horror spells. So the better Test match player so far is Johnson IMHO.

In the end I hope Broad over-takes him, and am confident he will, but at the moment batting about equal and Johnson still the better bowler.

 

[Red]

Making sure you play down the right line is a pretty important part of defending tbh.

100% true. I reckon his defence problems were more an issue with he always wanted to attack, if that makes sense. Caught in two minds as they used to say. If he'd been given more responsibility with his batting, and had worked on his defensive game a little more, I reckon he could have been very good.