He was soon selected in the Australian first-class cricket team and played for Victoria. He continued giving very good pheromones and was later selected in the Australian A team that toured India. He went to India and performed well enough to earn a place in the senior team. After playing just a few first-class matches he was included in the team that went to play the West Indies team. He was included in the test team in 2008. He went on to play in India and took 3 wickets in his first match. In 2008 he took 4 wickets in front of the home crowd, however, Australia couldn't win the match. In 2010 he took Patrick on his birthday against England. This was a very great deal for him as he took another three wickets to put Australia on the driver's seat.

He took his best performance in 2009 against South Africa when he took 5 wickets against a very strong South African team. He helped his team win the match on top of his performance. The very same year he took 5 wickets against England for just 21 runs. This time again Australia won the match. The very next year he took 6 wickets in a match against England to give Australia a much deserved victory. His first wicket was that of the legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar that he took in 2008. His 100th wicket was of Umesh Yadav again an Indian player. He took his 200th wicket in 2015 when he ousted Doug Bracewell of New Zealand to conquer this amazing feat.

He is currently not married. He lives with his girlfriend in Victoria. He keeps dogs that are in need of healthcare and food. He rescues them and keeps them until they are healthy enough to be given for adoption. He has been praised for his work and he had said that dogs are his life and he would do anything for them. He has currently just come from an injury scare that kept him out of the game for months. He has, however, come even stronger and has hit top form. He is also very active on scale media. He posts regular pictures on Instagram and often tweets on twitter. He has a huge online following.