Johnson starts Australia's tail wagging in Brisbane

(Reuters) - Mitchell Johnson has always had a pretty good case for being described as a pace-bowling all-rounder rather than a tailender but rarely has his batting prowess been more significant for Australia than it was in Brisbane on Friday.

With a test century, nine fifties and a batting average at the Gabba of a shade under 30 going into the second test against India this week, the tourists would have been wise to treat his arrival at the crease with an element of caution.