Mitchell Starc has made a comeback to the Aussie squad for the second Test of the Ashes series, which begins tomorrow at Lord's.
Johnson felt that making a change in the winning combination would be a bit tough but backing Starc instead of Cummins for the second Test at Lord's.
England will be without the services of their premier fast bowler James Anderson who suffered a calf injury after bowling just four overs on the opening day in Birmingham.
Tim Paine made his Test debut for Australia at Lord's in 2010 and he is now returning there as the captain of the Australian cricket team.
The MCC has insisted that the concept of neutral umpires is still the best way to move forward after a series of poor decisions marred the first Ashes Test.
David Warner, who returned to the Test side after serving his one-year ban, scored a total of 10 runs in the Edgbaston Test.
Archer said that his performance in the World Cup should not lead to unreasonable expectations.
Australia will be looking to double their advantage at Lord's where they have a very good record against England.
Former Australia skipper Steve Waugh went a step further and said that Steve Smith has the ability to read the opposition and their tactics and that helps him in trying situations.
Speaking about James Pattinson's return and the spells he bowled in the opening Test match, Starc said that he was really pleased to see Pattinson return after injuries put a serious doubt on his career.
Somerset's Jack Leach has been recalled to the squad while all-rounder Moeen Ali sits out the second Test. Archer makes his way into the 12-member squad as Anderson sits out due to injury.
England might be forced to provide pacer friendly conditions at Lord's, which, according to Josh Hazlewood, can prove to be counter-productive for the hosts.
Stone, who recently made his Test debut for England in the one-off Test against Ireland, had earlier been released from the Ashes squad to participate in the T20 Blast but has now been sidelined.
Ricky Ponting has backed Australia to go with the same playing XI which won the Edgbaston Test against England.
England are already down after they lost the first Test by 251 runs and in Anderson's absence, it is highly likely that Joe Root will include debutant Jofra Archer in the playing XI.
Steve Smith scored twin centuries and was awarded the Man-of-the-Match award as Australia beat England by 251 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match Test series.
Australia won the first Ashes Test by a huge margin of 251 runs on Monday after dismissing England for 146 in its second innings on the final day.
"Running out of things to say about him, probably the best Test match performance we've seen," said Paine in the post-match presentation ceremony.
Returning to Test cricket after serving a year-long ban for the infamous ball-tampering scandal in South Africa, Smith struck 144 runs in the first innings to bail out Australia from a difficult position.
Offspinner Nathan Lyon was often unplayable with 6-49 on Monday and reached 350 test wickets in a remarkable turnaround for the Australians.
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