Cricket: Johnson may have to wait for comeback

SYDNEY: Australian coach Mickey Arthur warned paceman Mitchell Johnson he will have a fight on his hands to regain his place in the team with the emergence of young quick Pat Cummins. The 19-year-old, and the experienced Johnson, 30, broke down with foot injuries during Australia’s Test tour of South Africa in November but have been recalled for the One-Day International series against Ireland and England in June-July. “Mitchell Johnson returns and we can’t wait to have him back around the group,” Arthur said on the Cricket Australia website. “He may have to wait his turn though, as we are taking such a talented group of bowlers on the tour with us.”

Published in The Express Tribune, May 16^th, 2012.