6 Greatest Mitchell Johnson moments

Queensland’s fresh bowlerThere comes a time in life when the people around you start fading or changing. Death and change are two of the only constants in life; nothing can ever change that. A seed doesn’t remain a seed; it turns into a plant and then bites the dust when the time comes.When Mitchell Johnson came into the scene, he was like a seed with bags of potential. A seed that could sprout at an insane speed, but now without hiccups.As a 17-year old playing for Queensland, he was already bowling at a quicker pace than his seniors at the first-team. Then coach, Brett Mortimer, knew that he was special. But whether or not his temperament would allow him to reach his potential, he could not tell.Ultimately, after an international career that spanned over 10 years, one could say that he was somewhat of an enigma; a confidence player. When he had the belief, he was someone who could rip to shreds the best batting line-up in the world like a tempest menacing houses when, but when he didn’t, he was someone who could look like a fraud, a con artist of his own best version.And like every enigma, he was not without his moments. And here are some moments which will forever resemble the Mitchell Johnson…

#1 Barmy Army chant

Like mentioned earlier, Mitchell Johnson had his off-days. And, quite frankly, it was embarrassing. At times, fans were left in wonder as to how he became professional bowler even. He bowls on the left, he bowls on the right…he bowls waywardly all over the place.

And this is what earned him a famous chant from the Barmy Army - a group of supporters of the English cricket team that held absolutely nothing back when it came to bringing the opposition down by their ferocity.

“He bowls on the left, he bowls on the right… He is Mitchell Johnson, and he is shite,” sang the Barmy Army as Johnson endured one of his worst career patch in the 2009 Ashes - a series where he supposed to be Australia’s greatest hope.

But, as it turned out, he became their greatest embarrassment.

A few years later, the pacey Australian admitted to being further weakened by the chants at a time when he and his mother were at somewhat of a crossroad in their relationship. Certainly not one of his glorious moments, but a moment regardless.