Mitch staying away from bottle

Johnson said he even made a couple of his teammates give up the bottle for a while. I got two of my mates to do it for a month not long ago and I did it with them before this trip, he said.

We went away to Exmouth to do a bit of fishing and the boys were talking about their fat guts. During our last night in Exmouth I said,Why dont you go a month without drinking?

They said,Yeah,all right. One of the boys didnt make it. He got to about 20 days. The other mate did and I bought him a nice bottle of bourbon.

Johnsons most recent booze ban was before the ODI series against Sri Lanka,which Australia went on to win. We won the one-day series after the fourth game and I had a few beers to celebrate and that was about it, he said. I still had a good night. We sat in the dressing room and celebrated. You dont get those nights back and youve got to make the most of them when you can. Not everyone gets the chance to sing the team song and sit down and talk about what went on throughout the series. I try to pick my moments. Ive gone on tours and not drunk at all, he added.