Australia v South Africa: 1st Test

lol, just don't XEROX anything you shouldn't

Ya. About that....

I second that,

I reckon you could count on one hand the number of times he's actually been "in good form" since that first summer in 99' when he made his international debut.

back then he was raw, he was fast and he could hoop the ball, especially "reverse" with the older ball.

Nowadays he just looks burnt out.

Takes his bat and ball and goes home soon. Not the show stopper any more.

Only problem is WHO would replace him, excluding Clark. ( Hypothetically,of course) South Africa @ home and THE ASHES coming up. He better improve alot. They should be great series. Aussies need him firing with Johnson. What a combination.

Quote Originally Posted by Aussie Battler:

Why are we all so quiet re one of the best spells of fast bowling in a long, long time?

 

Well done Mitch

just goes to show that even at test level, SHIT GETS WICKETS !

He still serves up more fruit than a vegan health retreat and couldn't bowl an inswinger to save his life  

It is a good thing Australia is the obese Capital of the world.

All the fatties are eating at the retreats.

And Johnson is the chef. Deep fried bananas all round.

He needs to swing the ball, yes. But give credit where credit is due. I watched that spell, and he was on the money. The way he set-up Morkel was classic fast bowling nous. I maintain he has been our best bowler since the start of the Indian tour and, whilst that doesn't say much for our fast bowling stocks atm, I'm still prepared to give credit where it's due

no question, "8 for" is never anything to sneeze at, no matter what level of the game you're talking about.

I just think there's still an enormous amount of improvement in him, given the flaws in his action.

But the way our batsmen are pissing away the advantage Johnson helped Australia earn in the first inns, he may have to bowl at both ends in the 2nd dig