Johnson "rested" from Adelaide- Chappell

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/johnson-rested-for-adelaide-says-chappell-20101213-18vhf.html



'AUSTRALIA'S selectors have hit back at claims they are reactively chopping and changing the bowling attack, revealing that Mitchell Johnson had been scheduled to miss the Adelaide Test before the Ashes began.

Johnson was dreadfully out of form in the opening Test in Brisbane, and was seemingly dropped for the second game, but that was not the case, said new full-time selector Greg Chappell. He revealed that the hectic schedule of five Tests in seven weeks led the selectors to devise a rotation strategy.

''We didn't plan for Mitch to struggle in Brisbane, but certainly we had made plans beforehand to leave him out of the second Test because we felt the conditions would have suited Peter Siddle, Ryan Harris and Doug Bollinger,'' Chappell told the Herald.

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''Mitch was certainly out of sorts. It was always dependent on form; if he had brained them in Brisbane, we would have given him consideration for Adelaide, but with five Tests in seven weeks, we felt we needed to mix and match the attack to suit the conditions. It is a marathon. '



Believe that and you'll believe anything. Talk about a complete inability and reluctance to face up to their own problems and failings.

Greg Chappell ...solving Australia's "spin" problems ...

Henry wrote:

''We didn't plan for Mitch to struggle in Brisbane, but certainly we had made plans beforehand to leave him out of the second Test because we felt the conditions would have suited Peter Siddle, Ryan Harris and Doug Bollinger,'' Chappell told the Herald.

Hmmm, England 620 for 5 declared. I would have hated to have seen Siddle, Harris and Bollinger bowl in conditions that didn't suit them.

Hughes on inside cricket last night was hinting at the same suggestion that johnson was being rested.

Johnson truly is the new Harmison then if he's so p!ss weak he can't play two matches with a 3 day rest in between.

no argument from here on that...has barely played any decent cricket since the fall out with his mum

I read that article this morning and nearly sprayed coffee all over the paper. What a load of sh!t*.

Some people celebrate Christmas in July

the NSP is celebrating Aptil Fool's Day in December

April Fool jokes don't really work if you're only fooling yourself.

Following that logic, they'll be stepping him down for two of the five days ...

He should have been ARrested after Brizzy.

Absolute garbage. Such denail and inability to face up to reality does not augur for any improved performances from the Aussie bowlers.

good to see greg chappell destroying another team he is supposed to be improving

Nope it was destroyed long before GSC was on the scene.

Johnson was dreadfully out of form in the opening Test in Brisbane, and was seemingly dropped for the second game, but that was not the case, said new full-time selector Greg Chappell. He revealed that the hectic schedule of five Tests in seven weeks led the selectors to devise a rotation strategy.

If thats true then our NSP is even more crap...if thats possible.

I see Hodge gave Hilditch both barrels in the press today. I suspect the 'ex' players will be lining up when we get thumped in Perth.