Australian bowling coach Craig McDermott has hailed Mitch Johnson for dragging Test cricket "back to life", but has taken a swipe at the state of the pitches rolled out this summer. McDermott, himself one of Australia's greatest fast bowlers, was effusive in his praise for Johnson after the latter confirmed he would retire from international cricket after the WACA Ground Test against New Zealand. In what has proven to be his final Test, Johnson moved past Brett Lee into fourth spot on Australia's leading wicket-taking list – but he did far more than that for the game in his decade at the top level. At his peak, his pace, bounce,...
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