Pattinson was named in the Australian ODI squad for its
tour of Bangladesh in April 2011. He made his ODI debut in the third and final match of the series and took the wicket of
Imrul Kayes. Pattinson joined the Australian Test squad for the
2011 tour to Sri Lanka, but did not play a Test. Pattinson made his Test debut in the
2011/12 home series against New Zealand, in the first Test in
Brisbane on 1 December 2011. He took 5 wickets for 27 runs in the second innings of his
debut Test and helped Australia to a nine-wicket win, then took five wickets in the first innings of the second test, and was named Man of the Series, with fourteen wickets at an average of 14.00 across the two tests. He won another Man of the Match award in his next Test, the
2011 Boxing Day Test against India, with match figures of 6/108 and 55 runs. but he wasn't included in Australia's squad for the
2012 T20 World Cup. He made a return to Australia squad after torn injury during 2012 home season. On his return he picked a 5-Wicket haul in
1st Test against India in March 2013 on a flat
Chepauk surface dismissing
Virender Sehwag,
Murali Vijay,
Cheteshwar Pujara,
MS Dhoni and
Ravindra Jadeja, Pattinson bowled at pace of over 145 km/h consistently in the match. This was first and only time an
Australian fast bowler picked up a Five-Wicket haul at
Chepauk. However, before the
3rd Test against India in March 2013, Australia dropped Pattinson, along with
Shane Watson,
Mitchell Johnson and
Usman Khawaja following a breach of discipline.
Michael Clarke, the captain, revealed that the extreme step had been taken as a result of repeated infractions which led to Watson flying back home and contemplating Test retirement. Former players reacted with astonishment at the harsh decision taken by the team management. Pattinson later returned to the Australian Test team during the
West Indies tour of Australia in December 2015. In his first Test match back, Pattinson achieved his fourth five wicket haul, taking 5/27, which equaled his previous best bowling figures. He also reverted to his old bowling action, which gives him more control and pace that touches close to 150 km/h, but at a risk of re-injuring his back. On 20 April 2017, Pattinson was named in Australia's squad for the
2017 ICC Champions Trophy. In April 2019, Pattinson was awarded a national contract by
Cricket Australia for the 2019–20 season. In July 2019, he was named in
Australia's squad for the
2019 Ashes series in England. He played in the first Test – his first Test since February 2016 – and also in the third Test. In October 2021 Pattinson announced his retirement from Test cricket ahead of the
2021–22 Ashes series. He had been suffering from a knee injury after a number of issues with other injuries helped to limit his Test appearances. == References ==