Did you actually watch any of the series'?
Nah this is pure BS. The attack obviously wasn't anywhere near as good as Warne+McGrath+Gillespie, but Johnson was not 'done'. If by 'done' you mean he wasn't taking wickets at an average of 12 then obviously, yeah. But for the most part he was bowling really well for most of the series while being slightly slower than in that crazy 2013-14 peak. It had more to do with the pitches... the one pacy pitch he got in that series, at Brisbane, he killed us.
Yea, you're right.
That's what I've been saying this whole time, it was 95% the pitches. Like it's been the main point of all my posts on the subject. So what do you think is "pure BS"? Apologies if I wasn't clear, but what I was trying to say, and has been said by a lot of people that the pitches that series probably hastened the end of Johnson's career.
lol wtf are you on about this time? Do I even want to know?
And the point is?
Y do dis?
Why not?
What doesn't make sense? What "excuses" are you talking about?I dunno mate, do you wanna make sense or continue posting like this?
Really don't know how to answer that . . . I literally watched almost the entire series and he rarely bowled above 135, especially in the last 2 Tests. I don't know why you think it's "rubbish" but it's clear as day that you're not going to change your mind on it, so I guess that's that then?
No. Just no. McWarne and Co were a seasoned well oiled atg attack when Vaughan conquered them. Harris and Co were good, maybe very good but a level below. That's y what Vaughan did was so extraordinary, it hadn't been done before or after.
Lots of ****s ****s and ****s iirc
I watched the entire series and was even posting about it here. You can imagine every excuse you want to, but it wont change the fact that he was bowling just as fast (maybe a click slower but I wont even bet on that). Also, I am just curious how speed of the hand for a bowler changes so much without even a single injury? I understand the wickets were flatter and perhaps took a bit more of the pace off the ball upon pitching than was usual (doubting even that but anyways) but how does it decrease the speed of the ball leaving the hand of the bowler?
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Only one of Vaughan's centuries actually came against an Australian team with Warne in it fwiw.
I still have no idea what you're talking about. What "excuses"? Excuses for what? Johnson's lack of pace was a massive talking point of the series, the commentators were going on and on about it as well, even if you weren't looking at the speed gun. And you seriously think the only thing that can slow a bowler's speed is an injury?
Nothing here is relevant to anything at all that's being discussed. You're fighting your own battles against imaginary people in your head dudeHe was bowling 145-150 but you just dont wanna acknowledge it. And FWIW, he was a mediocre test bowler except for one summer... Dont make it seem like it was Curtly Ambrose having an off series. As I said, you people just can't own up to the fact that he was not good enough that series and need to find excuses. And then we have to sit through the **** these same peeple spout about how Sachin fanbois always have an excuse for Sachin's failures. Really impressive guys... Keep it up. There can never be a game of cricket where Australia or a player from Australia is bettered that the fanbois can't find an excuse for.
