Rohit was bit frustrated, says Johnson

MELBOURNE: Aussie quick Mitchell Johnson, whose second innings 88 and four-wicket burst broke India's back at the Gabba, admitted that India's ploy to bowl bouncers and verbals got him going. "I said a few words early and then just let it go after that and then just started smiling at Rohit Sharma. He seemed to come in a fair bit and had a fair bit to say. I don't think he had the greatest game and I think he was just a bit frustrated," Johnson said.

Instead of putting him off his rhythm, the Indians seemed to lose the plot a bit, felt Johnson. "To go out there and cop it from a few of their boys, it just played into our hands. I was able to play my game and not worry about anything. I actually didn't know I had scored 50. I always like a bit of verbal on the field... it gets me going.

Asked if he thinks India should sledge him again, Johnson said, "I hope so. It seemed to work for me the last time."

'Sad Ishant has dropped his pace'

Probably the world's most effective pace bowler right now along with South Africa's Dale Steyn, Johnson felt India's quick bowlers are too often guilty of sacrificing pace on the altar of accuracy. Unless India's pacers bowl fast, they will never have the kind of impact they crave in the world arena, Johnson suggested.

Johnson has recently been impressed and surprised by the pace worked up by Varun Aaron and Umesh Yadav in the ongoing Test series in Australia. "It is actually a nice surprise to see quick bowlers coming out of there (India)," he told TOI, "I guess it (slow pace) is normal, coming from the conditions they play in day in and day out, on low flat wickets. Ishant was fast when he came in, wasn't he...bowling in the 150s. It's a bit of a shame that he has lost a bit of pace, though."

Although Ishant Sharma is the most experienced Indian bowler on view in this series - having played 60 Tests - and has bowled well in patches, he has lacked wicket-taking impact.

In fact, Ishant has blown hot and cold throughout his career when it comes to taking wickets, and in Tests his strike rate is 65.6. Just to compare with the best, Mitchell Johnson's strike rate is 50.8, and Steyn's is 41.4.

"Hopefully these young guys can continue to bowl fast," Johnson said of Umesh and Aaron, adding: "It is good to see. It is good for cricket if India can produce fast bowlers. They make the game exciting, the crowds love it. I think India enjoyed bowling on a fast wicket like the Gabba. It's good for the game to have real quick bowlers all the time."

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