Australia's Mitchell Johnson celebrates after taking the wicket of England's Graham Onions. AAP Images
At the moment, when Mitchell Johnson is hot, he is world beater. But when he is cold, he couldn’t buy a wicket. In the 2009 Ashes campaign, he bowled one beautiful spell where he made the ball swing and won the Test match, making the Poms look like amateurs.
But then the rest of the series, he couldn’t move the ball an inch. It’s a contrast when you watch Mohammed Aamer and even Shane Watson swing the ball.
Obviously his action is a problem, and because he hasn’t been consistent, his confidence is down as you can notice that with his batting and his lack of taking wickets.
His ability is unquestioned, but the only thing saving him at the moment is the fact he is left handed and can bowl quick, creating the angle across the right-handed batsmen.
In the last 30 years of Australian cricket, we have had Terry Alderman, Geoff Lawson, and even Damien Fleming used to help. We could even bring Wasim Akram in as a consultant.
Mitchell Johnson is still untapped in his potential as a cricketer. We just don’t want it to be wasted.
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