I was at Newlands for the one test. Mitch Johnson tore us to shreds. He was just too good. It was something I feel priviledged to have witnessed. Obviously I back SA everytime as that's my home but to witness those Mitch Jonson thunderbolts in person was something special. Personally, I think it was the tache.
That Australia vs South Africa series was epic, two absolutely amazing teams and Australia was able to win it largely thanks to Johnson and Clarke. Was only 3 tests for memory but deserved 5! I miss that South African team, so many greats and they were deservedly the top test team in the world for quite a while around 2013 era
@@menzimngadi6793Yeah, but imagine copping that delivery on the very first ball of the innings. He was probably expecting a floaty little warm up ball outside off stump and suddenly he's wearing it in the moosh
@@JGrandcourtthat GABBA spell won Australia the series. We had no answer or mitigation strategy. Jonathan Trott was practicing against 94-98mph deliveries in the nets before the Adelaide test, but it degraded him even further. Then, when Trotty came back, we shoved him in as opener on an away tour, just hung him out to dry.
All 5 against South Africa !! We do love you guys though - even if Mitch seems to have had a keen interested in getting a cricketball between your eyes !!
Im a kiwi ,I used to love watching big Mitch running in.He had his off days,but when he was in form and on song he was at his left arm fast best-quick and fiery.
Johnson in that series in South Africa is still the most scary I've ever seen a fast bowler. That first bouncer to Amla that was shown is one of the best bouncers of all time. Amla himself was one of the best batsmen in the world at that time, and that ball was too quick and deadly for him. That says a lot.
These were all from the same series in South Africa. In all the years I have been a cricket fan, I have never seen a bowler quite as terrifying as Mitchel Johnson in that series.
Plenty more where they came from, some I'd say even more fierce - in the preceding Ahes tour he mentally disintegrated England, won the series single-handed. Trott went home early - mentally shot. A few retired. And re South Africa, Graeme Smith (one very tough hombre') was on receiving end of a few of the most terrifying examples. Johnson dismissed him with a few murderous balls, and also broke his hand - twice possibly. I have some recall of Kallis retiring hurt after receiving a Johnson bouncer. He was an up and down bowler - but when he was on, as frightening a fast bowler as there's ever been. That includes Thompson and the entire peak Windies cartel.
Gotta love a clown that thinks baseball is tougher than cricket. You mean the game where the ball weighs about half as much and the fielders need to wear a special glove to catch the ball? What a drongo you are.
Felt sorry for Mclaren who endured a career ending series here against a Johnson who was never as good prior to or after this season (incuding the Ashes prior to this). On another pathway he might have debuted against another team and ended up wirh a useful test career ,maybe averaging 30 with bat and ball.
That is one of the most outlandish calls since ET phoned home. Johnson was twice voted International player of the year. He tormented the south africans on there on deck in 2009 and 2014. Johnson had one poor ashes tour at home and away and other than that he was all time great. Johnson bowled in the absolute worst era for bowlers where the world went crazy with flat decks offering nothing and even in that era he had batsman backing away or zero footwork in full protective gear like they were facing the Windies of the 80s or jeff thomson. Its absolute slander to think Johnson had 1-2 good series and didn't bowl like that again or prior. The fact teams had to try and nullify johnson with media bashing and constant crowd sledging and producing pitches that were lifeless from day 1 shows how much of a threat he was every time he bowled.
@@sunder2936 the word you're looking for is Phantasmagoria .. Ergo you're over invested son..Calm down ,relax,take it easy,big breath laity. Et ain't phoning you or your mother..ok maybe not you .However..... he split the sky with a flaming stealth banana with somnifeorus eyes ,contemplating the whole chosen people thingy. So light in his way like an apparition shouting the deadblot chemistry.. When ET said you are the chosen one .who him?? He didnt even finish high school .. He calmed you down with some orange slices and fetal spooning, tied you ,the madman, down to yor bed , Sunkist and sudafed, gyroscope and infrared. Rosetta Stoned. So Mr Deadblot Chemistry .... You were saying ...
@@geeShahGee724 not really. I suggest you go watch footage of people like Ricky Ponting and Brian Lara, who faced quicker bowlers than what are around today, and watch the play short pitch bowling. They hardly ever got hit. Why? Because they watched the ball all the way
@@geeShahGee724 no, but they were the best players of the short ball the game’s ever seen. The kids today should watch and learn. People seem to play the short ball worse and worse these days
Mitchell Johnson stops/pauses midway for a second, at the bottom point of the bowling 'circle' traced by the hand. Not ideal. The hand must flow in a uniform motion without any stops or jerks.
Seriously!! Batsmen trying to duck hip height deliveries and getting knocked on head..:D They need to watch real bouncers from the 80s and 90s fast bowlers. Shocking to see where has cricket come to.
@@VamsiDhar-ey8fm The innings where Johnson took 7/68 which is mostly shown here, he went 1/37 against ABD, 6/31 against the rest of the batting. Just FYI.
That right David Warner told the bowler to give the bouncer to Phil Hughes which killed him and when David Warner got banned for a year due sandpaper scandal he played domestic cricket Phil Hughes brother found out about the truth he abused and threatened David Warner about the death bouncer which killed his brother before David got out he abused him while walking back to the pavilion
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I was at Newlands for the one test. Mitch Johnson tore us to shreds. He was just too good. It was something I feel priviledged to have witnessed. Obviously I back SA everytime as that's my home but to witness those Mitch Jonson thunderbolts in person was something special. Personally, I think it was the tache.
Johnson was absolutely deadly in this era. Very underrated
That Australia vs South Africa series was epic, two absolutely amazing teams and Australia was able to win it largely thanks to Johnson and Clarke. Was only 3 tests for memory but deserved 5!
I miss that South African team, so many greats and they were deservedly the top test team in the world for quite a while around 2013 era
Nothing is better in cricket than raw pace ❤
Viv Richards batting 🏏🔥
Johnson was the last of the scary fast bowlers to have graced Test match cricket.
Amla is an absolute legend. Doesn't flinch at either of those two impacts.
@@user-vb3rl5mw5n legend as in to coin a phrase. Like 'what a legend!'. Bet you would have bloody flinched. Crying on the ground I would have thought.
@@samsearle4433
Yup that foolish commenter would be crying
The first one shook him to the core. It took him a second or so to gather himself
@@menzimngadi6793Yeah, but imagine copping that delivery on the very first ball of the innings. He was probably expecting a floaty little warm up ball outside off stump and suddenly he's wearing it in the moosh
This series is one of the best Australia SA series 2014
Cheers for uploading 🇦🇺👌
thank u so much for uploading. if u have the battle between ab and johnson in this series pls upload
The second batsman was hit by a meteorite..no pun
😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮
Johnson bowled a spell in the Ashes at the WACA which in my opinion was the nastiest most terrifying spell of all time.
I think the match at the ‘Gabba was equally as memorable for that series. The English were shaken.
@@JGrandcourtthat GABBA spell won Australia the series. We had no answer or mitigation strategy. Jonathan Trott was practicing against 94-98mph deliveries in the nets before the Adelaide test, but it degraded him even further. Then, when Trotty came back, we shoved him in as opener on an away tour, just hung him out to dry.
Micheal in full flow a treat to watch...
Not michael, he is mitchell
@@sumitverma2221 Ok
All 5 against South Africa !!
We do love you guys though - even if Mitch seems to have had a keen interested in getting a cricketball between your eyes !!
Im a kiwi ,I used to love watching big Mitch running in.He had his off days,but when he was in form and on song he was at his left arm fast best-quick and fiery.
Johnson in that series in South Africa is still the most scary I've ever seen a fast bowler.
That first bouncer to Amla that was shown is one of the best bouncers of all time. Amla himself was one of the best batsmen in the world at that time, and that ball was too quick and deadly for him. That says a lot.
No 2013-14 ashes? 😢
These were all from the same series in South Africa. In all the years I have been a cricket fan, I have never seen a bowler quite as terrifying as Mitchel Johnson in that series.
Plenty more where they came from, some I'd say even more fierce - in the preceding Ahes tour he mentally disintegrated England, won the series single-handed. Trott went home early - mentally shot. A few retired. And re South Africa, Graeme Smith (one very tough hombre') was on receiving end of a few of the most terrifying examples. Johnson dismissed him with a few murderous balls, and also broke his hand - twice possibly. I have some recall of Kallis retiring hurt after receiving a Johnson bouncer. He was an up and down bowler - but when he was on, as frightening a fast bowler as there's ever been. That includes Thompson and the entire peak Windies cartel.
Gotta love a game that makes baseball look tough and interesting
Gotta love a clown that thinks baseball is tougher than cricket. You mean the game where the ball weighs about half as much and the fielders need to wear a special glove to catch the ball? What a drongo you are.
So baseball batters have to worry about being hit in the head?
@@johnkerr6265 well yeah. By faster balls and no cage
Amla gets flushed in the grill.
Makrk Nicholas: "Brilliantly handled"
Felt sorry for Mclaren who endured a career ending series here against a Johnson who was never as good prior to or after this season (incuding the Ashes prior to this). On another pathway he might have debuted against another team and ended up wirh a useful test career ,maybe averaging 30 with bat and ball.
That is one of the most outlandish calls since ET phoned home. Johnson was twice voted International player of the year. He tormented the south africans on there on deck in 2009 and 2014. Johnson had one poor ashes tour at home and away and other than that he was all time great. Johnson bowled in the absolute worst era for bowlers where the world went crazy with flat decks offering nothing and even in that era he had batsman backing away or zero footwork in full protective gear like they were facing the Windies of the 80s or jeff thomson. Its absolute slander to think Johnson had 1-2 good series and didn't bowl like that again or prior. The fact teams had to try and nullify johnson with media bashing and constant crowd sledging and producing pitches that were lifeless from day 1 shows how much of a threat he was every time he bowled.
@@sunder2936 the word you're looking for is Phantasmagoria ..
Ergo you're over invested son..Calm down ,relax,take it easy,big breath laity.
Et ain't phoning you or your mother..ok maybe not you .However..... he split the sky with a flaming stealth banana with somnifeorus eyes ,contemplating the whole chosen people thingy.
So light in his way like an apparition shouting the deadblot chemistry..
When ET said you are the chosen one .who him?? He didnt even finish high school ..
He calmed you down with some orange slices and fetal spooning, tied you ,the madman, down to yor bed , Sunkist and sudafed, gyroscope and infrared. Rosetta Stoned.
So Mr Deadblot Chemistry ....
You were saying ...
@@relevantbrother8964one word for you, brother: Irrelevant
I can hear ol Boycott saying "Keep yer eye on the ball!"
Johnson with moustache ✨
Nation of killer bowlers
1st bouncer was to Hashim Amla who handled it as expected. The King of Cool.
Moral of the story: never take your eye off the ball. That way you don’t get hit
Easier said than done!
@@geeShahGee724 not really. I suggest you go watch footage of people like Ricky Ponting and Brian Lara, who faced quicker bowlers than what are around today, and watch the play short pitch bowling. They hardly ever got hit. Why? Because they watched the ball all the way
@frasergibson5763 once again..even they got hit...seriously this isn't village cricket
@@geeShahGee724 no, but they were the best players of the short ball the game’s ever seen. The kids today should watch and learn. People seem to play the short ball worse and worse these days
@@frasergibson5763
Lol, they got hit less cause back in the day there were very few express bowlers compared to now
meanwhile mitch in gabba 👺
Mitchell Johnson stops/pauses midway for a second, at the bottom point of the bowling 'circle' traced by the hand. Not ideal. The hand must flow in a uniform motion without any stops or jerks.
no. 3 hardly a bouncer, just a good rising delivery coming up only just over the stumps...
Seriously!! Batsmen trying to duck hip height deliveries and getting knocked on head..:D
They need to watch real bouncers from the 80s and 90s fast bowlers. Shocking to see where has cricket come to.
Why only SA ?
Johnson’s bouncers to Ian Bell, broad and trot during 2013 ashes were far better and brutal
Brilliantly handled?
Wow
He’s got nothing on Sean Abbot’s killer bouncers
Brilliantly handled??…Amla didn’t have a choice but to use his face…
cant do that to devilliers
To think, AB De Villiers was playing this Mitchell Johnson like he was a little medium pacer.
Unfortunately he could never play Rashid.
Rashid always treated him as a tail ender .
Haha abd averaged 19 vs Johnson in this series 👍
@@VamsiDhar-ey8fm The innings where Johnson took 7/68 which is mostly shown here, he went 1/37 against ABD, 6/31 against the rest of the batting. Just FYI.
Only ab devilliers lion again st Johnson
The title is in very poor taste , you do realise one of Johnson’s teammates died after being hit by a bouncer ?
Big deal lol
That right David Warner told the bowler to give the bouncer to Phil Hughes which killed him and when David Warner got banned for a year due sandpaper scandal he played domestic cricket Phil Hughes brother found out about the truth he abused and threatened David Warner about the death bouncer which killed his brother before David got out he abused him while walking back to the pavilion
Johnson is carrying on like a teenage girl. He's just pathetic now.
Possibly the worst collab ever ! Pure and utter crap