Mitchell Johnson out for 4-5 Months

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Out for 5 months

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/c...-for-five-months/story-fn67w6pa-1226210057349

AUSTRALIAN fast bowler Mitchell Johnson is set to miss up to five months of cricket following surgery on his toe.

The specialist advice is that he will require surgery to repair damaged soft tissue structures around his left big toe.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/c...-for-five-months/story-fn67w6pa-1226210057349

 

[Chris_2593]

Mitchell's Johnson's carrer at crossroads.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/c...-for-five-months/story-fn67w6pa-1226210057349

 

[King Elvis]

Re: Mitchell's Johnson's carrer at crossroads.

Would be very surprised if this wasn't it for him at international level.

Might play a few more games here and there, but if he isn't incumbent, I can't see him demanding a starting spot.

 

[XFactor1979]

Re: Mitchell's Johnson's carrer at crossroads.

Who cares?

Drama drama drama

Go sell your story to New Idea or GQ Magazine for all I care

 

[Carbine Chaos]

That's a massive blow for Western Australia.

 

[eddiesmith]

Wow, all that time off for a toe injury?

Saves the selectors having to make the call

 

[Borisdog]

Bad news for Mitchell.

Outstanding news for the Australian Test side.

 

[Southerntakeover]

In a strange way I think we'll miss his batting down the order.

Cant imagine our bowling attack not being better off though.

Bad news for him personally. Wish him well. Im sure he wont mind spending more time with that partner of his.

 

[Punchy Bassett]

Could be a blessing in disguise....

 

[red+black]

In a strange way I think we'll miss his batting down the order.

An indictment on the middle order.

If we weren't playing New Zealand, we might have been a chance to lose the 1st Test.

 

[Selective Retention]

Re: Mitchell's Johnson's carrer at crossroads.

Might play a few more games here and there, but if he isn't incumbent, I can't see him demanding a starting spot.

It's up to the rest of them to take their chance now.

By the end of the summer we might all be begging for MJ to come back

 

[Cousin Jed]

Re: Mitchell's Johnson's carrer at crossroads.

Would be very surprised if this wasn't it for him at international level.

Might play a few more games here and there, but if he isn't incumbent, I can't see him demanding a starting spot.

Tests?

Still got a pretty darned good ODI record.

 

[oobee007]

Out for 5 months

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/c...-for-five-months/story-fn67w6pa-1226210057349



http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/c...-for-five-months/story-fn67w6pa-1226210057349

 

[outabounds]

Then needs to bowl consistently for a season before being reconsidered

 

[Drummond]

Re: Mitchell's Johnson's carrer at crossroads.

I really, really wich I could say I am disappointed with this.

I'd be lying though.

He's no good. I hope for his sake he can make a strong recovery and get back to playing good cricket for WA, but I fear his international days are going to take a lengthy break.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Not sure that's a 'decent person' reaction to a bloke getting injured and needing surgery.

Australian cricket is in a sad state with it's 'fans' if it is...

 

[Smoooothy]

Re: Mitchell's Johnson's carrer at crossroads.

I really, really wich I could say I am disappointed with this.

I'd be lying though.

He's no good. I hope for his sake he can make a strong recovery and get back to playing good cricket for WA, but I fear his international days are going to take a lengthy break.

i completely disagree with this, if he was "no good" he wouldn't have the ability to take a test 8fa, let alone the best part of 200 test wickets

he is nothing more than a good cricketer, that is horribly out of form, you are kidding yourself if you think any less than this.

 

[Drummond]

Re: Mitchell's Johnson's carrer at crossroads.

i completely disagree with this, if he was "no good" he wouldn't have the ability to take a test 8fa, let alone the best part of 200 test wickets

he is nothing more than a good cricketer, that is horribly out of form, you are kidding yourself if you think any less than this.

Ok how about this.

His exceptional days are way too infrequent, making him a liability 90% of the time. Waiting and waiting in the hope that he’ll have one of his 8fa days cannot continue. He leaks runs; he gives no support to the bowler up the other end because he releases pressure with his 4 balls. Bottom line is he's far too unreliable and we're better off without him because 1 dominating match per year will hardly improve our ranking.

 

[PrideOf]

It's a sad day in Australian cricket when you can't help but think 'thank God he got injured and is out for four months because there was no other way he was going to be dropped'.

Not just in being happy one of our own needs surgery, but in the fact our selectors are so clueless this was the only way to move him on.

 

[Smoooothy]

Re: Mitchell's Johnson's carrer at crossroads.

Ok how about this.

His exceptional days are way too infrequent, making him a liability 90% of the time. Waiting and waiting in the hope that he’ll have one of his 8fa days cannot continue. He leaks runs; he gives no support to the bowler up the other end because he releases pressure with his 4 balls. Bottom line is he's far too unreliable and we're better off without him because 1 dominating match per year will hardly improve our ranking.

that i do agree with

 

[PrideOf]

Re: Mitchell's Johnson's carrer at crossroads.

Ok how about this.

His exceptional days are way too infrequent, making him a liability 90% of the time. Waiting and waiting in the hope that he’ll have one of his 8fa days cannot continue. He leaks runs; he gives no support to the bowler up the other end because he releases pressure with his 4 balls. Bottom line is he's far too unreliable and we're better off without him because 1 dominating match per year will hardly improve our ranking.

Agree with this. He's a good secret weapon as your 4th bowler because not even he knows where the ball's going, let alone the batsman.

But as a #1 or #2 bowler? Not a chance.

 

[willo_k]

Apparently injured while batting in the final innings in SA, the commentators seemed to think that he had something go through his foot (probably a spike from his boot) while running for a single in that last innings. Does anyone else remember that?

Could this be a major controversy if he misses 5 months and possibly derails his international career because of a dodgy cricket shoe?

 

[Dixie Flatline]

All going to plan with the new crop of quicks coming through, I don't see him playing for Australia in test matches again. At best, Johnson will be fighting the likes of Siddle and Harris for the role of third or fourth seamer.

 

[Rumblah#16]

Apparently injured while batting in the final innings in SA, the commentators seemed to think that he had something go through his foot (probably a spike from his boot) while running for a single in that last innings. Does anyone else remember that?

Could this be a major controversy if he misses 5 months and possibly derails his international career because of a dodgy cricket shoe?

Yeah the commentators thought were that a spike had gone through the sole of his shoe and lodged itself in his foot.

Sad to see him injured, but looking at it positively it means younger, superior bowler/s will get a decent crack in all forms.

 

[Yabba]

Good luck to him with the recovery, hopefully he can work out what he needs to do with his action in order to get it back to where it once was for a brief time.