Mummy curse: Mitch admits turmoil cost the Ashes

Mitchell Johson has a bad case of loss of form and distracting personal problems during the 2009 Ashes campaign.

Ahead of the summers opening test against the Windies, Johnson has now admitted that his mum Vikki Harber’s claims that her son’s relationship with fiancee Jessica Bratich was separating her son from her was playing on his mind even as he geared up to bowl for Australia.

Nov 2009.


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