Nine ticks off ODI rotation policy

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BROADCASTER Channel Nine has wholeheartedly endorsed the resting of Ashes hero Mitchell Johnson and other Aussie stars from some matches of the upcoming one-day series.

While Nine wants bang for its buck after last year forking out over $400million for the international cricket rights, it has no issue with some big names being on the sidelines at times during the ODIs against the Poms.

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Nine has in the past been heavily critical of Cricket Australia over the rotation of players, especially last summer when skipper Michael Clarke, Dave Warner and Matthew Wade were given the first two ODI games off.

The Courier-Mail understands fast bowling superstar Johnson will be rested during some of the early ODIS against England, possibly as soon as the series opener at the MCG on Sunday.

Clarke, Warner and 'keeper Brad Haddin are other players likely to have breaks during the five-match ODI series.

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Nine boss of sport Steve Crawley says he understands the need for some players to put their feet up after Australia fielded an unchanged team for five heavy-duty Ashes Tests.

"I wasn't a supporter of the rotation system but Australia have now played five Tests in a row with the same players. I totally get that some of them need to have a rest," Crawley told The Courier-Mail.

"They are men, not machines. I could not be happier for them to have a break.

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"Mitchell Johnson is such a tough bloke but his body would be feeling it after bowling 150km/h throughout the five Tests.

"These players have done the whole country a favour and I understand if they are rested for some (ODI) games."

Given Johnson was stiff and sore when he climbed the presentation dais at the SCG on Sunday to collect his Ashes man-of-the-series award, you can hardly quibble about him being rested.

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However Cricket Australia still needs to walk a tightrope over the resting of players.

For instance, fans who forked out their hard-earned for an ODI ticket will not be deliriously excited watching someone like Clint McKay rather than England's chief tormentor Johnson.

The Australian public is also crying out to chomp on more cricket success and to rub more salt into the Poms' gaping wounds, and the one-day side will be considerably weakened when Johnson does not play.

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Johnson was Australia's leading wicket-taker in the ODI series in India last October and it was no surprise the Aussies lost the deciding one-dayer when he was sent home early to prepare for the Ashes.

Even though Test cricket and the looming series in South Africa must take precedence, this one-day series marks the serious start of Australia's preparation for the 50-over World Cup in Australasia next February.

There is no easy answer or one-size-fits-all approach to Australia's management of its Ashes stars because the cluttered international cricket schedule allows few breaks.

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