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Mitchell Johnson: Lehmann or Klusener?

By Will 11 months ago Add your comment below

Thoroughly enjoyed watching Mitchell Johnson bat. For someone of slight build, he gives the ball a mother of a whacking.

There’s absolutely no feet movement though, and I’ve not seen him play against quality spin. But he has a great eye, and his concrete feet reminded me a little of Lance Klusener, slashing through extra cover, and also Darren Lehmann. And someone else, too, that I can’t think of.

He’s suddenly become a crucial cricketer for Australia; God help them if he breaks down in the next six months. It will be intriguing to match-up him and Stuart Broad in the Ashes. Both fine batsmen (I’d wager Broad will be more accomplished with the bat than Johnson), both still learning their trade (though Johnson’s edging it with the ball at the moment).

Right. I best get my train.

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5 Responses to “Mitchell Johnson: Lehmann or Klusener?”

  • Will Davies wrote:
    January 4th, 2009 at 6.46 pm

    “But he has a great eye, and his concrete feet reminded me a little of Lance Klusener, slashing through extra cover, and also Darren Lehmann. And someone else, too, that I can’t think of…”
    Marcus Trescothick?

  • Hammy wrote:
    January 4th, 2009 at 8.51 pm

    Lance Klusener was more intent on treating all bowlers with disdain and dispatching them to all part of the ground. Mitchell Johnson plays with a straight bat. The way Australia is going at the moment he should be batting at no. 3.

  • Marcus wrote:
    January 5th, 2009 at 2.08 am

    I don’t know the answer, but one thing I do know is that he’s well on the way to becmonig our best allrounder since Alan Davidson!

  • raz wrote:
    January 5th, 2009 at 5.46 am

    mr. concrete feet will be sehwag

  • Anton wrote:
    January 22nd, 2009 at 4.25 pm

    Mitchell Johnson isn’t of slight build. He is a lean, muscular man. Lean muscles can give the appearance of slight build, but trust me, he isn’t sight in the mould of Upal Chandana, for example. Look at kevin Pietersen, he looks slight on the TV, but in flesh, he is a big guy, quite imposing.

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