'Man of the Match' Mitchell Johnson has admitted that he felt nervous during the early stages of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane.
The 32-year-old fast bowler had not played a Test match since March, but he excelled as Australia beat England by 381 runs at the Gabba.
Johnson produced knocks of 64 and 39* with the bat and took nine wickets for 103 runs.
He told BBC Sport: "The crowd has been amazing in this Test. The emotions are running high - we ran in and sang the team song as soon as we took that wicket.
"We've not sang it for a while so that was great. To go 1-0 up in the series is a great start and the bonus being it came in four days and we get an extra day's rest.
"I've never doubted that I could get back in the team, I just needed the opportunity. I was nervous on day one but once I got over it I used the pitch to my advantage. The cracks began to open up and it got into their minds a little bit."
The next Test, which will take place in Adelaide, is scheduled to begin on December 5.
Robert Summerscales
