Hey guys, just letting you know that there’s a couple of small errors in the numbers flashed on screen during this video. Mitchell Johnson’s match bowling figures for the Adelaide and Perth tests were 8/113 and 6/140 respectively. Still impressive performances, but not what was on screen. My bad, I must have gone cross-eyed looking at my notes 🥴 Shoutout to @patrickmclary7342 who picked up on this. Cheers for watching!
It's not the wickets I remember from *that* Ashes series in Australia. It's the deliveries under the ribs and hitting the hands that softened them up for the wickets that I recall the most.
Couldn’t agree more. The bowling spells were amazing. Still remember watching his spell in Adelaide. Feeling slightly sad when he got the wicket so he couldn’t terrorise that batter anymore.
I love that quote at the beginning . “When you realize you are the maker of your own destiny , life has a funny way of pushing you to where you were meant to be all along “
Mitchell Johnson’s 7-40 at Adelaide in 2013 was one of the most captivating and entertaining pieces of sport I’ve ever seen. I don’t know I’ll ever see anything like that ever again.
I saw Lillee, Thommo, Tangles & Pascoe as a kid, when the crowd wd go quiet for D.K you cd hear the ball fizz.. Those boys scared the poms out!! I was lucky enough to see Mitch run amok at Adelaide Oval, he went straight thru em, middle & off!! I've got a lot of time for Glenn McGrath too, accurate.. over after over.
one of Australia's most memorable sporting summers and in huge part to Mitchell Johnson. I didn't see Lillee and Thommo live, but it had to be similar.
My dad used to say Thommo & Ambrose were the 2 most terrifying bowlers he'd ever watched. When Johnson came onto the scene, my father said that if he could learn better control, he'd be just as lethal. My dad passed away before the '13 - '14 Ashes but I know he would've loved every second of Mitch destroying an entire nation's hopes.
The crowd in England really got to Mitchell Johnson he was affected so much he could not bowl, he was undoubtedly a very good bowler but that crowd wore him down, i have heard people say it was Un sportsman like, but if you agree with sledging then Australians should also agree crowd participation is also part of the game.
@@zatgeye7320 He certainly did and the crowd acknowledged that fact, i was reading that he had a long layoff with a problem to his big toe and during that respite he grounded himself went back to basics and came back and vanquished England, i have seldom had any empathy with a Australian cricketer but that day when he walked out to bat with the English crowd mocking him only to be dismissed first ball i admit i felt sorry for him he had to walk that long walk back with that unrelenting crowd laughing at him, it just goes to show the character of the man in that he had the last laugh.
English fans also had a sign at the end of that Ashes series "Mitchell Johnson, thanks for the Ashes". Spiteful, unsporting and petty stuff from a group of supporters that usually bring a great atmosphere to the game. Then that comeback. Bloody hell. Johnson was absolutely rampant. Kevin Pietersen describes in his book how some English batsmen were afraid to leave the dressing room. A cracking tale, expertly told. Well done!
I would call that sign funny, nothing spiteful about it, and Australians can take the rough with the smooth, oh sorry that wasn't a reference to sandpaper.
@@patrickkelly7085 Sandpaper gate is only remarkable in the fact that it was done in the age of HD cameras, which was truly stupid. Ball tampering had been going on forever by all teams. Bottlecaps, scissors, all sorts of creams and so on have been used and are still used by bush leagues where you can get away with it. It's funny isn't it how reverse swing is not really a thing anymore in the modern age where cameras are always following the ball. England also seems to have lost a lot of their remarkable swing even with the Duke balls.
1 thing which hasn't been mentioned in this video is his IPL stint before that Ashes. MI used him predominantly as a new ball wicket taker to just run in, bowl quick, swing it & pick wickets while not having to worry about bowling at the death. There were many a times when MJ blew away oppositions in the powerplay swinging it at 150kmph. The Ashes in England was just after this tour & when he wasn't selected I knew it was a big mistake as evident in the T20 series vs England where he was bowling 155kmph rockets. Then later in 2013 he came back to India for a 7 match ODI series & on those tracks where 350 was getting chased down regularly he was the best bowler on either side due to his sheer pace. He was summoned back to Australia before the series deciding 7th ODI where Rohit got 200 to prepare for the Ashes & even though I couldn't have imagined the impact that he would eventually have, I knew that he was going to have a great series which he did. I only watched that Ashes for MJ because of the sheer thrill he brought while bowling in that series.
Great story telling 6ixandout. Really appreciate the video and how you saw things. Pretty accurate with most things you’re saying. Keep up the good work you do 👏🏽
Cheers Mitch! I appreciate you watching the video and leaving these kind words. Thanks for being the inspiration, not only for the video, but for a lot of people growing up. All the best!
Massive respect to Mitchell. Class act. I didnt like him seeing destroy England as a proud English man but I couldn't help feel happiness for him. Absolute beastly performance, no batsman ever could have dealt with Mitchell that series
MJ was brutal in that summer. I thought he was just as hostile, if not more so in the away series against the Saffers. Absolutely terrifying. There were a couple of deliveries he bowled to Graeme Smith and Faf du Plessis that would turn the players in the pavilion as a white as a sheet. Can we also just reflect on how good a bowling coach DK is/was? Not only is he one of the best quicks of all time, but he's able to pass that knowledge on to others. What a legend.
Incredible video mate. Loved the story and still rewatch that series for Mitchell Johnston. As a fellow Queenslander it broke my heart to see him leave the Bulls, but the move to WA was the making of a legend! Onya Mitch!
How I loved that Ashes. Not just for the wickets, but for the way he brutally beat up the English batsmen. It was pure, hostile fast bowling in the most classic sense.
Up until the 2013 - 14 Ashes, I had not seen a player dominate a Test like that. It was virtually single handed. Mitchell Johnson easily goes in my all-time Australian Test side, my bowling line up is simple - Warne, Johnson, Lillee and McGrath.
Let me add few of the things that I remember apart from those 37 english wk and 22 South Africans wk later. U just can’t forget the way he bowled in 2013 in ipl where he swung the ball with deadly pace and those odi’s in 2013 after ashes against eng there he showed his pace too and then the last series that he played in ind before ashes where he almost destroyed 2 careers one of UV and other of raina. He went for runs for sure but who didn’t in that epic series but he was by far the best in that series. All these performances were enough to tell what was about to happen in tests after his return. He might not be the best but it can be said he was the most intimidating bowler of his time for sure. Salute to the efforts and to the comeback he made, records might concur but those who saw u they’ll remember u for their lifetime…
Outstanding story telling in every facet! As an aside I’ve watched Cricket for 45 years and there is no doubt that in the time behind Lillie and McGrath & Warne if you were picking a team to play the best ever World 11 in that of that era … Thommo, Lee or Johnson would be the choice … to bowl 12-15 overs of sheer pace … it’s a decent bowling line up!
@@sloppygoo if you had of asked me that 2-3 years ago I'd have said 'no' ... but Starc just gets better with age and that is (very) rare for fast bowlers !! He truly is an Australian 'great' fast bowler and his longevity could well become unprecedented. I think he is better than Johnson with the new ball and against the tail enders ... but not quite as good as a few in getting BIG wickets, breaking partenerships etc (as an aside Cummins has just created a record that might never be broken when in taking Pandt's wicket at the MCG he became the 1st bowler to have broken 50 - 50 run partnerships ... that is a staggering statistic and it highlights the point of getting BIG wickets). Be that as it may - Cummins and Starc compliment each other so well and Cummins knows that Starc is a better new ball bowler than he is ... and thats why, as Captain, he throws the ball to Starc for the 1st ball every Test he plays. You make a good point and it really is a tough choice ...
@@Jason-vj2io screenshotted this convo and sent it to my friend I found your comment and then answer both very interesting and enlightening- I’m glad I finally have a statistic to back up when I argue to people that Cummins gets the important wickets and delivers in the hardest sessions unlike guys like Bumrah (his 4th innings avg and strike rate VERY poor)
@@Jason-vj2io My all time Aus xi would be Trumper Hayden Bradman (c) Smith Waugh (sorry Ponting) Miller Gilchrist (wk) Warne Cummins Lillee McGrath 12th man: Border (bring him in for Cummins if it’s in the sub continent) Would you say McGrath and Cummins are too similar and it would be wiser to pick a Thompo/MJ/Lee/Starc mould of bowler at 9?
@@sloppygoo outstanding!! I will put my best Oz test team that I have seen … playing against the best World 11 … Warner Langer Ponting Chappell G Chappell I (Captain) Border Gilchrist Johnson Warne Lillie McGrath The contentious selections … Warner - (I am no fan of him but he changed the way openers went about it and could often change games against the best bowlers he faced … later in his career he waned and really battled against Broad in particular … but most suffered similar late career form slumps - Chappell, Ponting especially. Hayden’s record against the very best bowlers he faced (Ambrose, Walsh, Donald etc is average and his record in England, in a winning side(!!), over 4 tours is VERY poor. But in Oz or the sub-continent he would be picked - not Warner. Langer - (again I am no fan of is selfish, ego exhibited as coach) but he was seriously tough against the best of the best … he’s a terrific player of fast bowling and a perfect foil for his partner Border - is the best lower middle order batsman Australia has ever produced closely beating S Waugh. His record against the best, when Australia was at its worst, is unparalleled. Have a look at his record in England … it’s staggeringly good over 15 years - 6 tours. A perfect foil for the more talented stroke makers around him … I Chappell - the “luckiest” player to be here … Smith, Waugh, Clarke can all consider themselves unlucky… but Chappelli is Australia’s best Captain ever outside Richie Benaud (who I didn’t see) and simply is the only player that could command the respect of the massive egos in this team … his attacking nature both in strategy and batting are the stuff of legend … and, like Border, he performed when Australia was poor … Johnson - as discussed … could be anyone of 5-6 players … Great topic!!!😊
The greatest series of bowling I’ve ever seen. That spell in Brisbane when him and Lyon destroyed that middle order just set the tone to regaining. Shout out to Harris and Siddle too who were superb too
That series was some of the best and scariest fast bowling I have ever seen. It's fair to say watching Johnson made fast bowling fun again for the first time in years.
You really go deep in things that's what I love about you. Thank you for making this awesome videos everyone can learn a lot from your videos. Love your passion towards the sport.
Great video. One of the best fast bowling performances, over a home summer, in Aus cricket history. He terrorised the Poms and is a was a joy to watch. Thanks Mitch.
Me and my friend still talk about his performance during ashes 14-15 I mean that was really incredible bowling and his performance is also caused us 2015 semifinal of WC. It was nice to what bring him back so strongly
Great stuff i wanted someone to cover this that ashes johnson was a demon his bowling made me fall in love with fast bowling just brutal stuff good work mate👍
as a left arm sling bowler, that Ashes series where Johnson ripped through the entire English squad match after match always makes me smile. It really shows the potential of the "wildcard" aggressive bowler. Sure.. sometimes it doesn't pay off. But when it does... you dominate.
Back in 2013, just after i had finished my 10th, i didn't have much to do for a month Back then, i didn't know johnson's miserable recent past I just started watching the ashes in australia casually, as a passtime And by the end of the test match, i could clearly see johnson was onto something very special He once said that his first spell in gabba seemed one of those useless of sorts, but when he dismissed michael carberry of a bouncer round the wicket, he saw the terror in carberry's eyes And the rest became history Given the heights england were in, mentally, due to their previous success, this was the ultimate episode of terror Was honoured and very lucky to witness genuine fast bowling, batsman getting terrorised by a bowler Wish i could see holding and co's dominance somewhere
Yeah nah, ur right mate, Straya & the Poms have that sporting rivalry, like Straya & our siblings across the ditch is fierce no matter the sport & unlike any other two nations. I do tho remember in that classic 5-0 series with us taking all 100 wickets that the Poms actually got so arse hurt over a sign at the Gabba that read: "If you can't Cook & You're a bad Root Then your Broad will cheat". They also said they found it offensive that we were calling them Poms & considering we've call them Poms for 200+ years that it was hilarious to see they were living up to their nickname us Aussie's gave them "The Whinging Poms"
One of the best ever comebacks to some of the nasty crappy songs the Bummy Army's so called composers came up with was the adaptation of the Beatles Yellow Submarine. When in Oz their drunken chant would go..."you all live in a convict colony.....". Some smart locals soon turned that around to "we all live in a convict paradise" . Their song didn't last long.
@@flamingfrancisTa for the nice reply mate! I always expect abuse 😂. Ur right tho . I remember going to an Ashes test in Sydney & honestly the Bummy Army drove me insane but my Aunty loved it!!! 😂 They are the stupid ones😂 dump their convicts in paradise _ expect what??? 😂😂😂
Will always be my favourite test series. Only a few months after the delayed England series, anticipation and interest in the Ashes was at full tilt. Then the absolute demolition and entertainment of watching Johnson with all my mates, along with iconic performances by Ryan Harris and some of the batters. We all went to the WACA test dressed in tank tops with JOHNO spelled out on the front. Glued to the radio or tv for the other games - that was peak Australian cricket summer as a 20-something year old.
This was fantastic. I was in Ireland back in 2013 during that Ashes and still watch them thunderbirds every now and again. It was surreal. Please consider making a video on Starc. He is a very highly underrated quality fast bowler and I heard he started as a wicket keeper untial a coach changed his mind to become a fast bowler and literally change his life. He also is a very well spoken and likable bloke as Johnson. Watching this video the second time. Your contents are so plesant to watch with smooth background music.
Great video mate .....just awesome ...Johnno just teared apart the poms...there is no good other feeling...seeing Jimmy either being smacked or being smoked😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I also remember him being coached into trying to focus on swinging the ball consistently, because he had one or two great games moving the ball in the air (one aided by breeze). Which kind of didnt go with his game. The more he tried to swing, the more his action deteriorated. Once he found his own game and was allowed to play it, it all clicked into place.
I watched highlights of the first Ashes test of 2010/11 at the Gabba and a few of his deliveries were brilliant, yet some others were absolutely awful. One was so wide, it nearly missed the cut strip altogether. When he was in form, he was unplayable a lot of the time, yet when he wasn't in form, he was shocking.
Great video mate, really enjoyed it. Huge DK and MJ fan here as well, thanks for sharing this brilliant story - you have a new subscriber 👍 Looking forward to checking out some more of you videos.
Awesome video again mate. Love it and your work. You should do some kind of video about the tuff times we had after sandpaper gate , with what seemed to be the end of channel 9 coverage for the limited overs version as stupid channel 7 took it and claimed to be the home of cricket... beginning from when tim paine took over and we were thumped in most series, like the record 480 + England embarrassed us with , then how it re formed as things got better.
Watching Johnson was an absolute pleasure throughout his career. Even when he wasn't taking wickets, his ability to physically intimidate even the best batsmen in the world was worth us having a fifty run lead alone. Probably the best bowler of swing since Dizzy Gillespie, but Johnson also added that extra step up of pace, with a yorker that surely kept the English awake at night!
Excellent effort and article. Johnno is said to have adopted his "demon" moustachioed appearance directed from former great Aussie quick Fred "Demon" Spofforth. Fred was the first bowler to take 50 Test wickets and at his time there was only one opposition...the English Gentry. If you can find a pic of him you'll see the similarities.
When the so called cricket pundits talk of great comebacks, they often forget to mention Mitch Johnson. I mean they generally talk about batsmen a lot. But only true cricket aficianados know what Mitch Johnson was like to see and feel during that golden Australian summer of 2013-14. Even Mitch didnt stop there. He tore away the South African batting line up. 22 wicketa from 4 matches. The period from 2013-2014 witnessed peak Mitchell Johnson. Thanks for this video. It was good. You are truly a cricket aficianado.
Hey guys, just letting you know that there’s a couple of small errors in the numbers flashed on screen during this video. Mitchell Johnson’s match bowling figures for the Adelaide and Perth tests were 8/113 and 6/140 respectively. Still impressive performances, but not what was on screen. My bad, I must have gone cross-eyed looking at my notes 🥴
Shoutout to @patrickmclary7342 who picked up on this. Cheers for watching!
It's not the wickets I remember from *that* Ashes series in Australia. It's the deliveries under the ribs and hitting the hands that softened them up for the wickets that I recall the most.
He terrified England that series.
I mean if England is still going to old up Larwood as a paragon of bowling they deserve to eat it now.
You’ve gotta that sort of bowling 👍
Couldn’t agree more. The bowling spells were amazing. Still remember watching his spell in Adelaide. Feeling slightly sad when he got the wicket so he couldn’t terrorise that batter anymore.
Yeah it was so goof
Don’t forget that his brutal form continued into 2014! In the follow up away series in SA, Johnson got 22 wickets in 3 matches, brutal stuff.
that SA tour he was superb-- maybe overshadowed by the utter brilliance and determination of Ryan Harris, however
Injuring grame smith and ryan mclaren too, as I remember
@@shanemshortHarris bowled amazing in the Ashes too but overshadowed by Johnson as well.
Then came virat kohli vs Johnson series 2014
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Back before Kohlj averaged 28 over the last 5 years
I love that quote at the beginning . “When you realize you are the maker of your own destiny , life has a funny way of pushing you to where you were meant to be all along “
Mitchell Johnson’s 7-40 at Adelaide in 2013 was one of the most captivating and entertaining pieces of sport I’ve ever seen. I don’t know I’ll ever see anything like that ever again.
I saw Lillee, Thommo, Tangles & Pascoe as a kid, when the crowd wd go quiet for D.K you cd hear the ball fizz..
Those boys scared the poms out!!
I was lucky enough to see Mitch run amok at Adelaide Oval, he went straight thru em, middle & off!!
I've got a lot of time for Glenn McGrath too, accurate.. over after over.
You just witnessed Maxi's 201*!
one of Australia's most memorable sporting summers and in huge part to Mitchell Johnson. I didn't see Lillee and Thommo live, but it had to be similar.
My dad used to say Thommo & Ambrose were the 2 most terrifying bowlers he'd ever watched.
When Johnson came onto the scene, my father said that if he could learn better control, he'd be just as lethal.
My dad passed away before the '13 - '14 Ashes but I know he would've loved every second of Mitch destroying an entire nation's hopes.
The crowd in England really got to Mitchell Johnson he was affected so much he could not bowl, he was undoubtedly a very good bowler but that crowd wore him down, i have heard people say it was Un sportsman like, but if you agree with sledging then Australians should also agree crowd participation is also part of the game.
@@patrickkelly7085 I loved it. I loved the sledging after sandpaper gate. But Mitchell Johnson got the last laugh. He ended careers that summer.
@@zatgeye7320 He certainly did and the crowd acknowledged that fact, i was reading that he had a long layoff with a problem to his big toe and during that respite he grounded himself went back to basics and came back and vanquished England, i have seldom had any empathy with a Australian cricketer but that day when he walked out to bat with the English crowd mocking him only to be dismissed first ball i admit i felt sorry for him he had to walk that long walk back with that unrelenting crowd laughing at him, it just goes to show the character of the man in that he had the last laugh.
@@patrickkelly7085 I bloody love the ashes.
English fans also had a sign at the end of that Ashes series "Mitchell Johnson, thanks for the Ashes". Spiteful, unsporting and petty stuff from a group of supporters that usually bring a great atmosphere to the game.
Then that comeback. Bloody hell. Johnson was absolutely rampant. Kevin Pietersen describes in his book how some English batsmen were afraid to leave the dressing room.
A cracking tale, expertly told. Well done!
The Barmy Army are a bunch of working class prats spongeing off the government to pay for their tours
He retired a couple that series....
A few would still sleep with the light on
I would call that sign funny, nothing spiteful about it, and Australians can take the rough with the smooth, oh sorry that wasn't a reference to sandpaper.
@@patrickkelly7085 Sandpaper gate is only remarkable in the fact that it was done in the age of HD cameras, which was truly stupid. Ball tampering had been going on forever by all teams. Bottlecaps, scissors, all sorts of creams and so on have been used and are still used by bush leagues where you can get away with it. It's funny isn't it how reverse swing is not really a thing anymore in the modern age where cameras are always following the ball. England also seems to have lost a lot of their remarkable swing even with the Duke balls.
moral of the story - "with great moustache comes great wicket taking ability."
In that 2013-14 Ashes series, MItch Johnson went through the English like a dodgy vindaloo.
or a dose of salts
Or a hot knife through a slab of butter
saw mitch at the shops yesterday. Said g'day. Top bloke.
1 thing which hasn't been mentioned in this video is his IPL stint before that Ashes. MI used him predominantly as a new ball wicket taker to just run in, bowl quick, swing it & pick wickets while not having to worry about bowling at the death. There were many a times when MJ blew away oppositions in the powerplay swinging it at 150kmph. The Ashes in England was just after this tour & when he wasn't selected I knew it was a big mistake as evident in the T20 series vs England where he was bowling 155kmph rockets. Then later in 2013 he came back to India for a 7 match ODI series & on those tracks where 350 was getting chased down regularly he was the best bowler on either side due to his sheer pace. He was summoned back to Australia before the series deciding 7th ODI where Rohit got 200 to prepare for the Ashes & even though I couldn't have imagined the impact that he would eventually have, I knew that he was going to have a great series which he did. I only watched that Ashes for MJ because of the sheer thrill he brought while bowling in that series.
Mitch was just relentless in that ashes series.
He took all the humiliation and struggle, and served it up to the English.
That stare down after the bowl into the middle stump was simply iconc. No words necessary. Enough had been said at that point.
Great story telling 6ixandout. Really appreciate the video and how you saw things. Pretty accurate with most things you’re saying.
Keep up the good work you do 👏🏽
Cheers Mitch! I appreciate you watching the video and leaving these kind words. Thanks for being the inspiration, not only for the video, but for a lot of people growing up. All the best!
Massive respect to Mitchell. Class act. I didnt like him seeing destroy England as a proud English man but I couldn't help feel happiness for him. Absolute beastly performance, no batsman ever could have dealt with Mitchell that series
MJ was brutal in that summer. I thought he was just as hostile, if not more so in the away series against the Saffers. Absolutely terrifying. There were a couple of deliveries he bowled to Graeme Smith and Faf du Plessis that would turn the players in the pavilion as a white as a sheet. Can we also just reflect on how good a bowling coach DK is/was? Not only is he one of the best quicks of all time, but he's able to pass that knowledge on to others. What a legend.
Incredible video mate. Loved the story and still rewatch that series for Mitchell Johnston. As a fellow Queenslander it broke my heart to see him leave the Bulls, but the move to WA was the making of a legend! Onya Mitch!
He hardly played a shield match in WA
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And he went west only after his test career was pretty much over
Townsville legend!
MJ was one of my fav, i saw him on boundary line in delhi test match vs india. His efforts in fielding were best
My favourite player and my favourite series. He literally made 3 players quit cricket. They were terrified of him
He brought me so much joy and an equal amount of Pom pain in that series. Scary bowling.
He is my inspiration
How can someone ignore him after what he has done
Truely a gem❤❤🎉
I was in India for these tests, but I recall the headline in their papers about it perfectly: "England drowns under, the history of the thrashes"
How I loved that Ashes. Not just for the wickets, but for the way he brutally beat up the English batsmen. It was pure, hostile fast bowling in the most classic sense.
These were some of my first cricket memories, was so electric watching him steam in, always knowing a wicket was around the corner
Up until the 2013 - 14 Ashes, I had not seen a player dominate a Test like that. It was virtually single handed. Mitchell Johnson easily goes in my all-time Australian Test side, my bowling line up is simple - Warne, Johnson, Lillee and McGrath.
Let me add few of the things that I remember apart from those 37 english wk and 22 South Africans wk later.
U just can’t forget the way he bowled in 2013 in ipl where he swung the ball with deadly pace and those odi’s in 2013 after ashes against eng there he showed his pace too and then the last series that he played in ind before ashes where he almost destroyed 2 careers one of UV and other of raina. He went for runs for sure but who didn’t in that epic series but he was by far the best in that series. All these performances were enough to tell what was about to happen in tests after his return. He might not be the best but it can be said he was the most intimidating bowler of his time for sure. Salute to the efforts and to the comeback he made, records might concur but those who saw u they’ll remember u for their lifetime…
Outstanding story telling in every facet!
As an aside I’ve watched Cricket for 45 years and there is no doubt that in the time behind Lillie and McGrath & Warne if you were picking a team to play the best ever World 11 in that of that era … Thommo, Lee or Johnson would be the choice … to bowl 12-15 overs of sheer pace … it’s a decent bowling line up!
Or Starc do you think? You’ve been watching cricket longer than me
@@sloppygoo if you had of asked me that 2-3 years ago I'd have said 'no' ... but Starc just gets better with age and that is (very) rare for fast bowlers !! He truly is an Australian 'great' fast bowler and his longevity could well become unprecedented. I think he is better than Johnson with the new ball and against the tail enders ... but not quite as good as a few in getting BIG wickets, breaking partenerships etc (as an aside Cummins has just created a record that might never be broken when in taking Pandt's wicket at the MCG he became the 1st bowler to have broken 50 - 50 run partnerships ... that is a staggering statistic and it highlights the point of getting BIG wickets). Be that as it may - Cummins and Starc compliment each other so well and Cummins knows that Starc is a better new ball bowler than he is ... and thats why, as Captain, he throws the ball to Starc for the 1st ball every Test he plays. You make a good point and it really is a tough choice ...
@@Jason-vj2io screenshotted this convo and sent it to my friend I found your comment and then answer both very interesting and enlightening- I’m glad I finally have a statistic to back up when I argue to people that Cummins gets the important wickets and delivers in the hardest sessions unlike guys like Bumrah (his 4th innings avg and strike rate VERY poor)
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My all time Aus xi would be
Trumper
Hayden
Bradman (c)
Smith
Waugh (sorry Ponting)
Miller
Gilchrist (wk)
Warne
Cummins
Lillee
McGrath
12th man: Border (bring him in for Cummins if it’s in the sub continent)
Would you say McGrath and Cummins are too similar and it would be wiser to pick a Thompo/MJ/Lee/Starc mould of bowler at 9?
@@sloppygoo outstanding!!
I will put my best Oz test team that I have seen … playing against the best World 11 …
Warner
Langer
Ponting
Chappell G
Chappell I (Captain)
Border
Gilchrist
Johnson
Warne
Lillie
McGrath
The contentious selections …
Warner - (I am no fan of him but he changed the way openers went about it and could often change games against the best bowlers he faced … later in his career he waned and really battled against Broad in particular … but most suffered similar late career form slumps - Chappell, Ponting especially. Hayden’s record against the very best bowlers he faced (Ambrose, Walsh, Donald etc is average and his record in England, in a winning side(!!), over 4 tours is VERY poor. But in Oz or the sub-continent he would be picked - not Warner.
Langer - (again I am no fan of is selfish, ego exhibited as coach) but he was seriously tough against the best of the best … he’s a terrific player of fast bowling and a perfect foil for his partner
Border - is the best lower middle order batsman Australia has ever produced closely beating S Waugh. His record against the best, when Australia was at its worst, is unparalleled. Have a look at his record in England … it’s staggeringly good over 15 years - 6 tours. A perfect foil for the more talented stroke makers around him …
I Chappell - the “luckiest” player to be here … Smith, Waugh, Clarke can all consider themselves unlucky… but Chappelli is Australia’s best Captain ever outside Richie Benaud (who I didn’t see) and simply is the only player that could command the respect of the massive egos in this team … his attacking nature both in strategy and batting are the stuff of legend … and, like Border, he performed when Australia was poor …
Johnson - as discussed … could be anyone of 5-6 players …
Great topic!!!😊
The greatest series of bowling I’ve ever seen. That spell in Brisbane when him and Lyon destroyed that middle order just set the tone to regaining. Shout out to Harris and Siddle too who were superb too
That series was some of the best and scariest fast bowling I have ever seen. It's fair to say watching Johnson made fast bowling fun again for the first time in years.
You really go deep in things that's what I love about you. Thank you for making this awesome videos everyone can learn a lot from your videos. Love your passion towards the sport.
You just explained half of the lyrics from 'Mitchell Bring Back Your Moustache'. Thank you for letting me revisit that song!
the 2013/14 summer was the greatest summer of cricket. my 9 year old self was glued to the tv screen
your acc really feeds my yearly cricket hyperfixation
What a great video. That ashes series, and Mitch’s performance in particular, remains one of my favourite cricket memories.
Amazing video mate and great memories to look back on. What a series. Glad the algorithm helped me find you
Great video. One of the best fast bowling performances, over a home summer, in Aus cricket history. He terrorised the Poms and is a was a joy to watch. Thanks Mitch.
Me and my friend still talk about his performance during ashes 14-15 I mean that was really incredible bowling and his performance is also caused us 2015 semifinal of WC. It was nice to what bring him back so strongly
Great stuff i wanted someone to cover this that ashes johnson was a demon his bowling made me fall in love with fast bowling just brutal stuff good work mate👍
I still remember that series but never known the struggle behind it.
as a left arm sling bowler, that Ashes series where Johnson ripped through the entire English squad match after match always makes me smile. It really shows the potential of the "wildcard" aggressive bowler. Sure.. sometimes it doesn't pay off. But when it does... you dominate.
Every wicket in that ashes was made so much better by the top tier commentary team on channel 9
Back in 2013, just after i had finished my 10th, i didn't have much to do for a month
Back then, i didn't know johnson's miserable recent past
I just started watching the ashes in australia casually, as a passtime
And by the end of the test match, i could clearly see johnson was onto something very special
He once said that his first spell in gabba seemed one of those useless of sorts, but when he dismissed michael carberry of a bouncer round the wicket, he saw the terror in carberry's eyes
And the rest became history
Given the heights england were in, mentally, due to their previous success, this was the ultimate episode of terror
Was honoured and very lucky to witness genuine fast bowling, batsman getting terrorised by a bowler
Wish i could see holding and co's dominance somewhere
Thanks heaps, loved the video and your work mate.
Great video and editorial narrative. Fantastic, I loved the deep insights here. Thank You.
Yeah nah, ur right mate, Straya & the Poms have that sporting rivalry, like Straya & our siblings across the ditch is fierce no matter the sport & unlike any other two nations. I do tho remember in that classic 5-0 series with us taking all 100 wickets that the Poms actually got so arse hurt over a sign at the Gabba that read:
"If you can't Cook &
You're a bad Root
Then your Broad will cheat". They also said they found it offensive that we were calling them Poms & considering we've call them Poms for 200+ years that it was hilarious to see they were living up to their nickname us Aussie's gave them "The Whinging Poms"
One of the best ever comebacks to some of the nasty crappy songs the Bummy Army's so called composers came up with was the adaptation of the Beatles Yellow Submarine. When in Oz their drunken chant would go..."you all live in a convict colony.....". Some smart locals soon turned that around to "we all live in a convict paradise" . Their song didn't last long.
what does poms mean
@@abdihassan7208c'mon mate! Seriously??? If u dunno that that then U have major issues😂😂😂
@@flamingfrancisTa for the nice reply mate! I always expect abuse 😂. Ur right tho . I remember going to an Ashes test in Sydney & honestly the Bummy Army drove me insane but my Aunty loved it!!! 😂 They are the stupid ones😂 dump their convicts in paradise _ expect what??? 😂😂😂
When he was dropped from the team. He debuted to MI in CLT20 and went on to win 2013 IPL. After that he made a comeback in the ashes
Mitch Johnson was unstoppable that series
Great story telling. Was expecting a compilation type video but enjoyed this format.
Really grateful for the video!!
One of your best. Love Mitchell Johnson, love your work.
Will always be my favourite test series. Only a few months after the delayed England series, anticipation and interest in the Ashes was at full tilt. Then the absolute demolition and entertainment of watching Johnson with all my mates, along with iconic performances by Ryan Harris and some of the batters. We all went to the WACA test dressed in tank tops with JOHNO spelled out on the front. Glued to the radio or tv for the other games - that was peak Australian cricket summer as a 20-something year old.
If I remember that series was also the late resurgence of form and fitness of Ryan Harris, he was electric aswell
Great video mate loved it
This was fantastic. I was in Ireland back in 2013 during that Ashes and still watch them thunderbirds every now and again. It was surreal. Please consider making a video on Starc. He is a very highly underrated quality fast bowler and I heard he started as a wicket keeper untial a coach changed his mind to become a fast bowler and literally change his life. He also is a very well spoken and likable bloke as Johnson. Watching this video the second time. Your contents are so plesant to watch with smooth background music.
my favourite bowler
I am watching this in jan and i still have my movember mo, its styled after this great man
Remember being 10 watching Mitch bowl that ashes what a player
Awesome video! Mitchell Johnson definitely rose from the Ashes!
Great video mate .....just awesome ...Johnno just teared apart the poms...there is no good other feeling...seeing Jimmy either being smacked or being smoked😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Beautiful video. Very inspiring. Great narration mate.
I also remember him being coached into trying to focus on swinging the ball consistently, because he had one or two great games moving the ball in the air (one aided by breeze). Which kind of didnt go with his game. The more he tried to swing, the more his action deteriorated. Once he found his own game and was allowed to play it, it all clicked into place.
Loved the content..and i remembered that summer well.😊
One of the best fast bowling spells i have seen in my life. That was fire.
That was an incredible summer if cricket. Still gives me goosebumps watching it. 🙏
Unbelievable series. I'll never forget it. Johnson was brilliant.
How has this channel not got more subscribers. I’m watching all the the videos
I watched highlights of the first Ashes test of 2010/11 at the Gabba and a few of his deliveries were brilliant, yet some others were absolutely awful. One was so wide, it nearly missed the cut strip altogether. When he was in form, he was unplayable a lot of the time, yet when he wasn't in form, he was shocking.
It was the mo that made the man. When Mitchell Johnson grew the mo, he turned into Superman!
Great video mate, really enjoyed it. Huge DK and MJ fan here as well, thanks for sharing this brilliant story - you have a new subscriber 👍 Looking forward to checking out some more of you videos.
Excellent video mate 👍👍 hope to see your channel grow!
Great Video! You're an amazing storyteller/narrator! 👏
Channels like these deserves more subscribers. Your content is incredible bro. Keep it up.
Some of those deliveries were absolutely unplayable!!! Amazing bowler and seems like a cool dude.
You got some great story telling skills man 👏👏👍
Boy did the aussie's deliver with that series and Jonno was just on fire the whole series!!!
Awesome video again mate. Love it and your work. You should do some kind of video about the tuff times we had after sandpaper gate , with what seemed to be the end of channel 9 coverage for the limited overs version as stupid channel 7 took it and claimed to be the home of cricket... beginning from when tim paine took over and we were thumped in most series, like the record 480 + England embarrassed us with , then how it re formed as things got better.
I remember my dad telling me before the Ashes that this will be the series which Johnson will win for Australia.
Greatest performance I’ve ever seen in a series, he bowled more like a demon than a man
Beast of a bowler and a character to boot...sadly missing in todays cricket
Mitchell Johnson was must watch tv during that series
2nd vid of yours I have watched - Subscribed! Brilliant, mate - please keep going!
He made half the England team retire that series & the other half were dropped. Proper alpha shit
Loved this video. Have seen plenty of them till now, on that series ...but this one stands out 👌
Great Video in retrospect, well done!
Great vid mate absolute class
Great video, mate! thanks!
Your videos are very informative and insiteful. Keed going buddy.
Lots of love. God bless you.
This video was awesome, great work!
Homework-gate video wouldn't go amiss. Good stuff as per usual mate!
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Quality analysis
Great Video! Loved that series and Johnson's return would love if you did a video on 'Homework Gate' as I think you eluded too.
The MR SLAVE era of Mitchell Johnson was amazing to watch
Watching Johnson was an absolute pleasure throughout his career.
Even when he wasn't taking wickets, his ability to physically intimidate even the best batsmen in the world was worth us having a fifty run lead alone.
Probably the best bowler of swing since Dizzy Gillespie, but Johnson also added that extra step up of pace, with a yorker that surely kept the English awake at night!
Great vid mate, the pacing of your voice over work is perfect
Mate big fan. You are a weapon. Unbiased... good viewing
Great video mate!
Good video man, subbed.
You look a heap like a younger version of my cousin. Classic.
Excellent effort and article.
Johnno is said to have adopted his "demon" moustachioed appearance directed from former great Aussie quick Fred "Demon" Spofforth. Fred was the first bowler to take 50 Test wickets and at his time there was only one opposition...the English Gentry.
If you can find a pic of him you'll see the similarities.
Your art of storytelling made it more interesting
Keep up the work ❤
When the so called cricket pundits talk of great comebacks, they often forget to mention Mitch Johnson. I mean they generally talk about batsmen a lot. But only true cricket aficianados know what Mitch Johnson was like to see and feel during that golden Australian summer of 2013-14. Even Mitch didnt stop there. He tore away the South African batting line up. 22 wicketa from 4 matches. The period from 2013-2014 witnessed peak Mitchell Johnson. Thanks for this video. It was good. You are truly a cricket aficianado.