Mitchell Johnson was nervous about Test return

'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.