Mitchell Johnson - Finished?

[maryjames]

Super star.

 

[drummond2fevola]

Averaging 8.94 so far this series.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Averaging 8.94 so far this series.

Prior would kill for that average.

 

[Righteo]

Send off of Anderson was gold, man love for the mo man cannot be contained.

 

[Financialpanther]

If ever there was a time for a gif - that send off was very worthy.

 

[darcytiger]

Dud, delist

 

[imadodgyumpire]

No chance of a "Mitchell Johnson, one Ashes series wonder" thread being started?

 

[NarniMagic]

 

[Shupe]

Well well Mitchell, you looked dead and gone. He's having a fantastic series, here's hoping he keeps it up!

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Johnson's bowling effort today was the equal to anything the great Dennis Lillee could have produced. It was one of the most stunning exhibitions of genuine quick bowling I've seen.

 

[Amazing Bombers]

Credit to Johnson been way better than I expected . Happy to say I was wrong.

 

[blaze036]

If he can skittle them in perth he will become a national hero, and he doesn't even have to perform in the last 2 tests

Anyone remember Ashton Agar?

 

[BORK]

He is playing so well it makes you wonder whether..

Actually scrap that thought. He would not be on the field.

 

[Stiffie]

Its a great Aussie spirit sporting story and so romantic with the Ashes.

Seriously good story.

 

[Zeke]

Johnson's bowling effort today was the equal to anything the great Dennis Lillee could have produced.

Calm down, champ.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Calm down, champ.

I AM clam, and calculated.

 

[King Elvis]

Calm down, champ.

He's right.

At the Oval, it was unbelievable, he was on fire and bordering on unplayable.

The Poms can say what they want, deny it all they want, but they are genuinely scared of him. Bell, Carberry and Panesar were the only ones willing to dig it and get behind the ball, the rest didn't have the stomach for it.

Amazing display from him so far, and amazing to see.

His best has always been top shelf, but his bad was horrible, and there was rarely a middle ground. Not anymore.

 

[Sydney Bloods]

Calm down, champ.

One the best bowling efforts I've seen, cannot possibly overrate it.

 

[King Elvis]

Remember what he did to the Saffers in Perth years ago?

The next Test could be a bloodbath.

 

[jko'neal]

Started bowling short and fast, or at the wickets and fast again. Like Brett Lee, that's all they should ever bowl.

 

[Andronicus]

This would be close to the most accurate thing I've ever read on BF.

I can't believe I didn't see it earlier, though it could be that I vomit til my eyes water every time I see the spud's name mentioned.

I hope you've got some sort of bowl handy then.

 

[Total_Juddshanks]

Huge expectations on him heading into perth. I reckon for perth he should just stay calm and focus on line and length, if he does that the massive mental demons he's given the poms will take care of the rest, especially because they'll be expecting him to bounce them.

He's always been up and down, and having an epic test series doesn't really change that perception in its own, but **** me, his up this series has been very very uppish. Brutal stuff.

 

[King Elvis]

Healy dissecting his action earlier - I hate it.

You aren't a bowler, and, even if you were - shut up.

He's a wrecking ball at the moment, change nothing!!

 

[The Passenger]

Calm down, champ.

I reckon he's right. Was as good as spell as anyone would see.

The difference between MJ and DKL is we have still have no idea whether MJ can keep backing this up whilst we know that DKL kept it up for about 10 years.

Here's hoping the current run continues. Bowling like this MJ is the most feared bowler in the world. Even more than Steyn, who is not so much feared for this pace anymore as much as his all round brilliance.

 

[Kyptastic]

His stats are right up there with Akram after the same amount of tests:

After 53 Tests: Wasim Akram 222 wkts Mitchell Johnson 222* wkts

After 53 Tests Wasim Akram 1156 runs (ave 19.59), 100s: 1, 50s: 4 Mitchell Johnson 1514 runs (ave 22.93), 100s: 1, 50s: 8