Mitchell Johnson has been dropped from Australia's team for the second Ashes Test in Adelaide, captain Ricky Ponting has confirmed.
Ponting announced at a press conference on Thursday morning that Johnson is being released from the 13-man squad selected, leaving Ryan Harris, Doug Bollinger, and Ben Hilfenhaus to battle for the final pace-bowling place.
Johnson finished with match figures of none for 170 in the drawn first Test in Brisbane, after which Australia called reinforcements Harris and Bollinger into the squad for the second match of the series, which gets under way on Friday.
Johnson said: "It's obviously disappointing but it's not the end of the world.
"We've still got lots of Tests to go in this series, and I'm going to be working my way back to get into the team and hope to be a big part of it."
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