Skip to main content

Ashes: Mastering Mitchell Johnson and Mitchel Starc and their left-arm pace

Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player

How can England's batsmen prepare to deal with swinging deliveries in excess of 90+mph?

With 37 wickets at less than 14 apiece, Mitchell Johnson was England's Ashes destroyer in Australia in 2013/14. So how can England combat his left-arm heat this summer?

Sky Sports News sent David Fulton to Loughborough where former England batsman and now batting coach Graham Thorpe showed him the ECB's Pro-Batter, the piece of kit that could help England win back the urn.

Watch the video above to see how England are preparing to take on the dual 90+mph threat of left-armers Mitchell Johnson and Starc.

More from Cricket

The first Investec Ashes Test is live from Cardiff on our dedicated Sky Sports Ashes channel from Wednesday July 8

Sky Data Layer Viewer