5 Australian players who were unlucky to have not played more for their country

#3 Martin Love

Martin Love

He was a technically correct top order batsman, who could bat for hours in Australia’s domestic cricket and hence, it remains a bit of a shame that Queensland’s Martin Love could not play more than 5 Test matches for his country. He made his debut in first-class cricket back in 1992-93 season and over the next decade, he became one of the best opening batsmen in Australian domestic cricket. Love scored heavily and his big moment came when he made two double hundreds against the touring England side in a practice game ahead of the Ashes in 2002-03.

He was on the periphery of selection but those centuries eventually forced the selectors to include him in the team for that year’s Ashes. On his debut, he batted at number 6 and made a fluent 62. However, a couple of ducks didn’t help his case and even though he went on to make a hundred against Bangladesh in 2003, he could not quite cement his place in the side. Damien Martyn eventually got back his place after returning from his injury and Love’s international career ended with 5 Tests under his belt.