http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MG-Johnson-c1945 may get axe – Cricket News Update
Team Australia’s skipper, Michael Clarke, has revealed that his veteran pacer, Mitchell Johnson, may get the axe soon due to his ongoing lean patch, claiming that his unique bowling action is not sufficient to ensure his long-term berth in the team.
Johnson is one of the three senior players including http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RT-Ponting-c2377 who are on the hit list of the selectors following their poor performances in the recently-played Cape Town Test which the Aussies lost disgracefully by 8 wickets, after registering
the fourth lowest total of their history.
Much to their humiliation, the Kangaroos scored just 47 all out in their second innings against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nathan-Michael-Lyon-c78822, they barely averted the minimum total of Test history.
Johnson could take only one wicket in 16 overs. He conceded 87 runs which helped the Proteas win the game convincingly.
The defeat rendered many Australian fans and cricket managers sleepless. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120 also expressed deep distress and warned some of his senior players regarding their future in the team. In a media interview after the match, the skipper clarified that he wanted
to have only match-winning boys in his camp.
As the Oz team is going to play the 2nd and last Test today, Clarke fears that Johnson may be out-of-sight as the new-look national selection panel is keen to launch the young bowler, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Iftikhar-Ali-Khan-Pataudi-Nawab-of-c64075 Cummins, for his Test debut.
Remember, Cummins played his first International match last month, at the start of the ongoing tour. He stunned all by grabbing 10 wickets in both ODI and T20I fixtures.
About Johnson’s status, Clarke stated, “Yeah, he knows. I speak to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Daryl-Mitchell-c52533 all the time. Mitch has no qualms about where he sits. He wants to be bowling at his best as well. He wants to be bowling fast and swinging the ball because he knows he's as good as
any player in the world when he's doing that.”
Notch made his International debut in December 2005. He played his maiden Test in 2007. The 30-year-old has represented his national team in 46 Test, 107 ODI and 28 T20I matches so far, grabbing 188, 168 and 36 wickets respectively.
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