The Ashes: The ruin, rise and revenge of Mitchell Johnson
"There are unbackable nags at the nearby Randwick racecourse who are more reliable. Sometimes, he has the demeanour of a haunted artist, Van Gogh without his brushes.""In the 2010-11 series I just found that I was thinking a lot about what I needed to do," said Johnson, who has since spoken about"I was thinking that I was performing terribly the whole time. That just got me down and I wasn't able to recover from that.
Four stress fractures earlier in his career saw him lose his Queensland contract and spend some time driving a plumbing van. Channelling some of that early awe and wonder during an extended injury-enforced spell out helped him rediscover his love for the game, his radar and that Frozen-inspired zen. Gone was the clean-shaven look. Instead Johnson sported a bushy moustache reminiscent of Australia's iconic fast bowlers of the past such as Dennis Lillee, the man credited for spotting Johnson's potential aged 17.It was part of wider approach adopted by his team.
Even Johnson's own team-mates were fearful: "It was scary," fellow Australia pace bowler Peter Siddle says.But he was just getting started.
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