- Mitchell Johnson has by no means watched an episode of The Take a look at
- The Australian nice questioned the documentary sequence
- A brand new season of The Take a look at can be launched later this month
Mitchell Johnson has admitted he has by no means watched a single episode of The Take a look at, because the Australia nice weighed in on the latest sequence of Amazon Prime’s documentary.
The third season of Prime’s blockbuster sequence following the Australian cricket workforce hits screens later this month, with cameras following Pat Cummins’s aspect throughout their tour of England final yr.
It was a hostile Ashes sequence for the vacationers, with the Jonny Bairstow stumping saga lighting a fuse and no love misplaced between the groups.
Australia returned dwelling with the Ashes having drawn the sequence, however Johnson, writing in his column for The West, has shared his confusion on the rise of fly-on-the-wall programmes.
‘Why are individuals interested by watching behind-the-scenes docos similar to The Take a look at?’ he requested.
Mitchell Johnson has revealed why he has by no means watched The Take a look at
A brand new season of the documentary sequence will hit screens later this month
‘I perceive it provides followers an perception into the happenings of what goes on within the dressing room. However nonetheless, why?
‘I suppose being a previous participant, I don’t absolutely perceive not solely the fan demand for it but in addition why the present gamers are open to letting the cameras in.
‘Athletes put all of it on the road, with their highest highs and lowest lows happening on the sector in entrance of crowds. However the dressing room was at all times a protected area for a sportsman.
‘Different sports activities have cameras in dressing rooms in these non-public moments too. I’ve then seen these moments get criticised by many for varied causes.
‘A blow up within the dressing room after a foul day within the subject is a fairly regular factor to occur. Similar to bats or gloves being thrown after a dismissal or a couple of alternative phrases.
‘Now all of it will get seen and the gamers get critiqued on how they need to behave as knowledgeable. By some means that is accepted as regular human behaviour at membership stage, but it’s seen as a shame or unprofessional on the prime stage.
‘Possibly I’m off the mark right here. Possibly most punters like that form of entry. Possibly it normalises sportsmen and that’s a great factor.
Johnson says he doesn’t want to observe it as he has already skilled it
‘Gamers as we speak have completely different causes for desirous to develop their profiles and are getting greater profiles outdoors the sport amid elevated entry like this, big social media followings and booming contracts due to the explosion of Twenty20 cricket.
‘Every to their very own, however with it comes extra accountability and the danger of backlash when issues don’t go your approach otherwise you react in a approach somebody doesn’t like.’
Explaining why he has by no means watched The Take a look at, Johnson mentioned: ‘Why would I must? I’ve lived that life and skilled all of it, simply in a unique time.’
