Mitchell Johnson keen to open the batting

[drainpipe32]

Haha....wait, did you just call me Tasmanian? :

We should probably stop spamming all the threads. We'll get 'Jaked'

 

[OffCutters]

Yeah, you can talk.

 

[drainpipe32]

Yeah, was just browsing all the threads, and I've got like the five most recent posts in about four sections.
:doh

 

[aussie1st]

Johnson hasn't even been that bad with the bat this series. Two not outs and a 21 which included 16 runs off one Harby over when the match was well and truely over.

 

[drainpipe32]

Yeah, he is definitely under rated with the bat in LOI, he doesn't get much time to bat and therefore not much time to score runs....

 

[piriyanth]

Agreed, he wasted at no.8.

Anyone else thinks, he should get Ponting's no.3 spot in T20s?

 

[drainpipe32]

Why not, that'd be a lethal top 3. Warner, Watson and Johnson, plus throw Hughes into the mix....

 

[aussie1st]

Given how we still seem to be treating T20 as a fun format, we may as well see what Johnson can do.

 

[Howsie]

Why not, that'd be a lethal top 3. Warner, Watson and Johnson, plus throw Hughes into the mix....

Every 1/10 maybe, the other nine times it would result in 2/for not many.

 

[TumTum]

Every 1/10 maybe, the other nine times it would result in 2/for not many.

You seem to under rate Mitch, we'll see how your bowlers get treated when Aus take on NZ.

 

[Howsie]

You seem to under rate Mitch, we'll see how your bowlers get treated when Aus take on NZ.

I don't underrate Johnson, I think he's a talented enough batsmen. But a top order consisting of Warner, Johnson and Watson would be highly inconsistant.

I fully expect him to kill us when Australia tour New Zealand next year though, we have a habit of letting the lower order score runs, just ask Glenn McGrath

 

[drainpipe32]

You're lucky there's only two tests :P

 

[aussie1st]

Warner has been consistent in T20s, if it was an ODI order then you could expect the 2 down for nothing.

 

[Howsie]

You're lucky there's only two tests :P

Would much rather three tbh, although as we are playing Australia two could be a good thing.

 

[drainpipe32]

Warner has been consistent in T20s, if it was an ODI order then you could expect the 2 down for nothing.

That's ridiculous. You're saying that they would for some reason they would almost definitely do better in an T20 than an ODI? I don't think it really matters with Warner or Johnson, they're gonna slog the ball whatever format, and if it comes it comes off.