5 Australian players who had a great First Class career but failed to shine in Test cricket

#3 Andy Bichel

Bichel celebrating a dismissal

One of the best swing bowlers that Australia have seen in recent years Andy Bichel just played 17 Tests.

He made his Test debut against West Indies in 1997 and thereafter was in and out of the side. By the time he played his last Test match against India in 2003 he had just 58 wickets with a best of 5/60. He had a bowling average of 32.24 and a strike rate of 57.5.

However, in the First Class arena, Bichel was a sensation. He pocketed a whopping 769 scalps in 189 games. His best was a 9/93 in an innings and he averaged 25.98 with the leather. He also had 36 five wicket hauls and seven 10-fors.