Ashes 2015: Mitchells Johnson and Starc promise hostility and pace

England’s batsmen won’t simply require technique to tackle Australia’s armoury of fast bowlers this summer – they will also need courage. Scarred by the experience of facing Mitchell Johnson on pitches Down Under 18 months ago, the likes of Alastair Cook, Ian Bell and Joe Root will be out to banish some  demons in the First Ashes Test in Cardiff this week.