The best and worst of Mitchell Johnson were on display when he made a belated domestic one-day debut for Western Australia against NSW at the WACA Ground.

In his fifth season for his adopted state, the 47-Test veteran started superbly with the ball after WA captain Marcus North won the toss and elected to bowl first.

Although Johnson’s first ball was a wide, he bounced back to claim the wicket of Test captain Michael Clarke for just one and had the superb figures of 1-12 after seven overs.

Conditions were similar to those when he stunned England in the Ashes Test at the same venue in December 2010, claiming 4-7 in a match-turning spell on his way to figures of 6-38.

However, his last few overs were more akin to the rest of his bowling in that series, being carted for 50 from his last four overs to finish with 2-68 from 12 overs.

He went for 11, 12, 13 and 14 in those final four overs, with Moises Henriques twice pulling him over square leg for six.

Johnson hasn’t played Test cricket since November last year, although he was part of the recent one-day international series against Pakistan.

He was punished as the Blues launched a late onslaught in which they recovered from a pedestrian 3-128 after 35 overs to make 5-281, belting 115 from the last 10 overs.

Opener Scott Henry, on his limited overs debut for the Blues, was solid early with 66, but it was Steve Smith and Henriques that torched the Warriors late.

The pair put on a century partnership in just 66 balls on their way to a 126-run stand.

Smith finished on 99 not out from 88 balls, while Henriques made 78 from 45 balls, including five sixes.