Mitchell Johnson plays better at home than away.
Mitchell Johnson can be a monster.
Mitchell Johnson often bowls balls that barely hit the cut strip.
Mitchell Johnson seems like a good bloke.
Mitchell Johnson is prone to bouts of bowling hopelessness.
Mitchell Johnson can bowl very fast.
Mitchell Johnson is a confidence bowler.
Mitchell Johnson can hurt people.
Mitchell Johnson is not the most stable individual.
Mitchell Johnson can donate runs.
Mitchell Johnson has destroyed good batting line ups.
Mitchell Johnson is the new Steve Harmison.
These are all vague generalisations, but you know, kinda right.
I’m not writing this for any reason other than I thought it would be nice to write a post about someone being the new someone without mentioning the person who people usually mention when the are new someoneing a bowler.
The picture would’ve been complete if we figure out whether Mommy Harmy was in his ears as well!
P.S. I am trademarking “Mommy Harmy” all the way to the bank.
Thank goodness for that, it’s about time the comparisons started going the other way. While we’re at it, the Aussies can have “The next Botham” too, I’d be glad to be rid of it.
Tell you what, you take “The next Botham/Flintoff” and we’ll take “once-in-a-generation-cricketer” off your hands.
If Mitch had a fan club, would that be the Mommy Army?
Howezat, who’s on the Lord’s urinal board for his bowling and has an Allan Border medal for his batting? He’s a good candidate for the next Botham. Or was the AB medal for his style, tact, sportsmanship, culture, loveability, Lee Furlong…fuck, it was Furlong. Sorry for being dense, I only just worked that one out…
I agree. Mitch lacks bowling-smarts, apart from consistency. If he cannot develop it, then he will be out of the team soon. Just being fast without any movement won’t get quality batsmen out.
Harmy could look big and scary (okay, he could also look like a dumb country yokel), whereas Mitch just looks like a little boy who has lost his mum in a supermarket.
Mitch could never have a beard like Harmy’s.
I’ve thought this for ages. Can’t see a rizla thickness worth of difference between them at international level, though if Mitch ever did play for WA, I doubt he’d cut it up in the Sheffield Shield the way the hometown Warrior Harmy does for Durham