5 cricketers who were dropped after a big Test knock

#4 Jason Gillespie, 2006 (201* vs Bangladesh)

Jason Gillespie after scoring the double century against Bangladesh

Probably a fish out of water in this list, Jason Gillespie was an effective bowler who gave immense support to Aussie frontline bowlers like Glenn McGrath and Brett Lee. The tall and lanky fast bowler was a regular in the squad until he was dropped from the starting XI after the third Test of the historic 2005 Ashes series.

His career seemed to be all but over by then, but he was surprisingly called up for Australia’s tour to Bangladesh, with an understanding that he would not be picked for the Ashes later that year. And in the second Test at Chittagong, Gillespie managed to squeeze out a rather unexpected double century to surprise everyone.

It was so obvious that he would not be included in the next series that Gillespie said, "I got Man of the Match and the Series with eight wickets at 11 and a double-hundred and won't play the next Test ... it will be a good trivia question."

That indeed end up being the last international match for the fast bowler. The Sydney-born pacer finished his 71-match Test career with 259 wickets to his name and a lone century, in his final innings.