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The Ashes 2013-14

Fiery Johnson prepares for the mind games in Perth

Dec 11, 2013: Having troubled the English batsmen with his speed and accuracy, Mitchell Johnson is now preparing for the mind games ahead of the third Ashes Test in Perth

The Ashes 2013-14

McDermott says bouncer barrage will continue

Dec 10, 2013: Australia's bowling coach Craig McDermott is unapologetic about the short-pitched assault that has rendered England's tail all but irrelevant over two Tests

Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide, 5th day

Stokes, Johnson avoid punishment

Dec 9, 2013: On-field flashpoints have been a feature of the first two Tests between Australia and England but Ben Stokes and Mitchell Johnson have avoided punishment for their coming together on the fourth day

Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide, 5th day

All calm in Johnson's slipstream

Dec 9, 2013: Somehow, in 88 days, the Ashes flipped around. Even the Barmy Army's Mitchell Johnson song doesn't make sense any more

Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide, 3rd day

Johnson 'emotional' after dispelling doubts

Dec 7, 2013: Mitchell Johnson admitted he had doubts about his own consistency after blowing England away in their first innings in Adelaide

Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide, 3rd day

Johnson joins pace pantheon

Dec 7, 2013: With a spell for the ages, Mitchell Johnson appears to have discovered how to harness his formidable gifts

Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide, 3rd day

From outcast to beast

Dec 7, 2013: Mitchell Johnson may not be a gigantic, horned, fire-breathing dragon with seven heads - but he could not have done much more damage if he were

Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide, 3rd day

Johnson's Ashes best, England's long tail

Dec 7, 2013: Stats highlights from the third day's play between Australia and England at Adelaide Oval

Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide, 3rd day

Johnson annihilates listless England

Dec 7, 2013: Mitchell Johnson produced a blood-curdling display of world-class fast bowling to destroy England in the second Test in Adelaide. Johnson's sustained menace bore comparison with the great fast bowling spells of the modern age as he took 5 for 16 in five o

England need a plan for Johnson

Dec 1, 2013: They must respond to the Australian bowling threat adequately or the series will slip away from them fast

What fast bowling does

Nov 25, 2013: It gives aggro to your fielders, jitters to the opposition, and thrills to the fans

Australia v England, 1st Test, Brisbane, 4th day

Deeper problems than first-Test nerves for England

Nov 24, 2013: England's recurring first-Test failure may this time point to more ingrained issues

Australia v England, 1st Test, Brisbane, 4th day

Seismic victory points to power shift

Nov 24, 2013: Bar their stuttering start, Australia put in a world-class performance at the Gabba to inflict maximum England casualties in the first match of the summer

Australia v England, 1st Test, Brisbane, 4th day

England's first-Test blues

Nov 24, 2013: Stats highlights from Australia's emphatic Test win in Brisbane

Australia v England, 1st Test, Brisbane, 4th day

Johnson blows England away in a 381-run drubbing

Nov 24, 2013: The field set for Mitchell Johnson summed up Australia's supremacy as they closed in on victory in the first Test at the Gabba

Australia v England, 1st Test, Brisbane, 3rd day

Trott at crossroads with short-ball troubles

Nov 23, 2013: Characteristically so cool and clear of mind, Jonathan Trott is now clouded with doubt and thought as he tries to deal with an issue that could define his career

Australia v England, 1st Test, Brisbane, 2nd day

1st Test Highlights: Brisbane, Day 2

Nov 22, 2013: 2nd day highlights from the 1st Test in Brisbane

Australia v England, 1st Test, Brisbane, 2nd day

Australian mayhem orchestrated backstage

Nov 22, 2013: Their bowling display has been a feather in the cap for the hard work of coaches Craig McDermott and John Davison

Australia v England, 1st Test, Brisbane, 2nd day

Enigma Johnson finds fiery best

Nov 22, 2013: Mitchell Johnson carried great expectations into the Gabba Test and found his best form in a brutal, and as always, unpredictable, display

Australia v England, 1st Test, Brisbane, 2nd day

Familiar tale from shell-shocked England

Nov 22, 2013: England's first Test collapse has has become a recurring failure and one that should be keeping Andy Flower and company awake at night