The following year he went on to play for the under-21s national side.
He also played for the under-21 side in 2001 and 2002.
He started to play for the national side in 2005.
He has been playing for the senior side since 2008.
He played most of his career for the green and black side.
He first played for the senior side at the age of 17 in 1924.
A number of the players involved in that team, now play for the senior side.
His Test average of 46.23 was better than many, before and since, who have been picked to play for the national side.
He played for the junior side from 2007 until 2009.
He was let go just a month later having played only one game for the Scottish side.