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Australian fast bowlers, Mitchell Johnson said, after his match winning five-wicket haul for West http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757.
After being omitted from the T20 national squad, it gave the left-armer the chance to play for his domestic side in the Sheffield Shield match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tasmania-c854, where he proved to be the difference, taking a five-wicket haul, guiding his team to win a close match by 25 runs.
The 29-year-old found his usual rhythm and swung the ball, finishing the match with six scalps. He will now travel to the Proteas to resume his duties in the limited overs format, followed by plying his trade in 2-Test matches.
Johnson was pleased to get back to his old tempo and feels that it will hold him in good stead for a difficult assignment with the national team.
"I was happy with the rhythm throughout this [Shield] game," Johnson told reporters in Perth after the match. "The ball swung out there for me a fair bit. I'm just really in a good place at the moment. I feel in good nick. The wickets [in South Africa] are probably going to be a little similar [to the WACA], with that early-on seam. So I'm looking forward to that again. I'm confident at the moment."
The player has endured a difficult year or so, where the player failed to lead the line after the retirement of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758. In total the player has taken only 21 wickets in the past 12 months at a sluggish average of 41.28.
However, the bowler has tasted success against the Proteas back in 2009, where his outstanding all-round contribution helped the team achieve a 2-1 Test series win. With the management holding him in high esteem, the player is still firmly in the team’s plan and will look to recapture his lost form.
The One Day series will start on the 19th of October, at Centurion.
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