Cricket Confidential: England finally concede Mitchell Johnson is quite good Mitchell Johnson walks to the change rooms after another Ashes win. CRICKET Confidential takes a different view of the fourth day of the fourth Ashes Test in Melbourne, as Australia romped to victory. He bowls to the left, he bowls to the righ-ight. Mitchell Johnson. His bowling is shite. This song went to number one with a bullet when the Barmy Army first conceived it back when, well, Johnson's bowling was about as threatening as a water pistol. And it hurt the sensitive new age guy. It really hurt. So oh, what joy the moustachioed speed demon must be feeling to finally be feared, and secretly adored by the same England fans, players, and commentators who once derided him. Mitchell Johnson and Kevin Pietersen were involved in a stern exchange of words after the Englishman backed away from a ball. Johnson picked up his third man of the match award from four Tests in Melbourne, on the same day that Cricket Australia released GPS figures to reveal the athletic left-armer was running the equivalent of a half marathon on each day of the Ashes series. So let's get this straight. He's just about taken more wickets than the whole England team combined, he's scored more runs than George Bailey, he hasn't dropped a catch and he's got the only direct hit run out of the series. And he runs half marathons. To top it off, he loves giving it to Kevin Pietersen and he's humble - attempting to convince the media after the Boxing Day Test that century-maker Chris Rogers was more deserving of the man of the match award. Who knows, if he was playing for England instead of Australia, they might just have won a game this series. Perhaps in defeat, some humility - Kevin Pietersen posing for a pic with a fan. Pic: Ryan Pierse Source: Getty Images