Months after his debacle at Lords during the Ashes, Mitchell Johnson is coming to terms with his loss of form and the distracting personal problems.
Johnson admitted that Vikki Harber’s claims that her son’s relationship with fiancee Jessica Bratich was separating her son from her was playing on his mind even as he geared up to bowl for Australia.
He spoke about the combination of the pressure of playing at Lord’s, facing up to the partisan crowds and the public feud in his personal life all played up in the course of Johnson not living up to the role for the first time since his debut.
Johnson took over from Brett Lee as the spearhead during South Africa’s tour of Australia but his bowling unravelled during the Lord’s Test, leading to speculation that he would be dropped for the Edgbaston Test.
However, Johnson is grateful for the opportunity given and looks to put life out of the game out of his mind when he steps onto the field.
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