Ashes 2015: Mitchell Johnson lacks old rhythm as Australia struggle to revive former hits

They have put a soundtrack to the video of what Mitchell Johnson did to Englishmen at the Gabba in 2013. It was chin music – Michael Carberry dancing and ducking around a crease as hard as concrete, Kevin Pietersen trying to smile, Johnson scowling with menace. These are the images that the Australians have been trying to conjure up in the last few days with stories of their man putting the fear of God in them in their recent net sessions.