Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardene plays a shot during the second day of the second Test match against Pakistan at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, yesterday
SYDNEY: Ashes man-of-the-series Mitchell Johnson will be rested from the opening One-day international against England to freshen up for the rest of the series, Australia coach Darren Lehmann said yesterday.
The lethal left-arm paceman was the star of Australia’s 5-0 Ashes clean sweep of the tourists with his express bowling, finishing with 37 wickets at 13.97.
Johnson will miss Sunday’s opening one-dayer in Melbourne but will return for the second match at the Gabba on January 17.
“It’s obviously been a big summer for him so we will just give him a short break,” Lehmann told reporters.AFP
