MITCHELL Johnson has huffed and puffed this Ashes series, but in the end Australia's No.1 weapon never came off.
Fifteen wickets at 34.93 is not a pass mark for a bowler of his calibre. If you asked Alastair Cook at the start of the series would he take those figures from the man who tormented his side 18 months ago the England skipper would have snapped your hand off in gratitude. 
Johnson's failure hasn't been for lack of effort, and there have been occasions, namely blistering spells at Lord's and Edgbaston where he has been unstoppable. But like Jeff Thomson and Brett Lee before him, Johnson has discovered that extreme pace, hostility and hitting the odd batsmen doesn't necessarily get the job done in England.
His disastrous performance as victory beckoned on the final morning on day four was sadly a flashback to the Johnson of old, as balls sprayed everywhere and he was hooked from the attack after just two overs.
Johnson's image was scarred inside the minds of the English top order after he single-handedly dominated the last Ashes series in Australia with extraordinary figures of 37 wickets at 13.
However, this time around England woke from its nightmare and realised there was no monster hiding under the bed.
Australian captain Michael Clarke threw Johnson the second new ball on the morning of day four, turning to his attack dog like he did so many times in 2013-14.
With four wickets needed for victory, this was not so long ago a bread and butter scenario for the 300-wicket left-armer.
But after going for 10 runs in his second over, with some wild wides and more no balls, Clarke got the hook out.Johnson had three overs in total before the rain hit and went for 18 runs.