Durban (South Africa), Apr. 2 : Australia''s pace spearhead Mitchell Johnson has said that he is ready to take on South African skipper Graeme Smith in Friday''s opening one-day international to be played here.
Johnson was the player of the series in Australia''s 2-1 triumph in last month''s Test matches in South Africa and returned refreshed to training on Wednesday after being rested from last Sunday''s second Twenty20 international against the Proteas at Centurion.
Mitchell Johnson is one of the most talked about Australian cricketers these days. The in-form Aussie all-rounder is all set to become the second highest paid player in the 25-man contract list of Cricket Australia.
The Courier Mail, a leading Australian daily said, “Mitchell Johnson will be the big mover in Australia's new contract rankings and is closing in on the cherished mantle of the nation's highest-paid player.”
Cape Town (South Africa), Mar. 23: When former Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee famously said a decade ago that Mitchell Johnson had enormous potential as a Test cricketer, he could have meant as a batsman.
Captain Ricky Ponting certainly thinks the pace bowler can go a long way with the bat and wasn''t at all surprised to see the left-hander hit his maiden century of 123 not out in Australia''s defeat in the third Test in Cape Town on Sunday.
Cape Town (South Africa), Mar. 18: Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson appears to be a man of few words, but mention South Africa’s new opening pair of Ashwell Prince and Imraan Khan, and there is a glint in his eyes.
Cape Town (South Africa), Mar. 18: Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson’s girlfriend Jessica Bratich is keen to make a bid for world karate titles again.
The 27-year-old gave up the sport when she left Perth to be with Johnson in Queensland, but the pair moved back to the West Coast last year and she is ready for another assault on the world titles, reports news. com. au.
Bratich was the first Australian woman to win a medal at the karate world titles in more than a decade with a bronze in
Cape Town (South Africa), Mar. 17: Australian pace spearhead Mitchell Johnson says his side is keen on achieving a 4-2 score line against South Africa, and hopes to win the Cape Town Test that starts from Thursday.
"The way we performed in Sydney (to win the dead-rubber third Test) and then coming into this series we wanted to play really good cricket," Johnson said on Monday at the Newlands ground in Cape Town.
Durban (South Africa), Apr. 2 : Australia''s pace spearhead Mitchell Johnson has said that he is ready to take on South African skipper Graeme Smith in Friday''s opening one-day international to be played here.
Mitchell Johnson is one of the most talked about Australian cricketers these days. The in-form Aussie all-rounder is all set to become the second highest paid player in the 25-man contract list of Cricket Australia.
Cape Town (South Africa), Mar. 23: When former Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee famously said a decade ago that Mitchell Johnson had enormous potential as a Test cricketer, he could have meant as a batsman.
Cape Town (South Africa), Mar. 18: Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson appears to be a man of few words, but mention South Africa’s new opening pair of Ashwell Prince and Imraan Khan, and there is a glint in his eyes.
Cape Town (South Africa), Mar. 18: Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson’s girlfriend Jessica Bratich is keen to make a bid for world karate titles again. 
