Johnson driven to succeed

AFP
Simple answer would be this: express left-arm bowlers, particularly those with the ability to swing the ball, have been the rarest of commodities in Australian cricket for more than a century. Surely, though, there is more to Johnson's rise than a mere attempt by administrators to match a man with a job description. Perhaps, then, the answer lies in the battles Johnson has waged, and seems to be winning, against his body and mind.
George Binoy is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo