Throughout his time playing for Australia, Siddle enthralled audiences with his hostile bowling and ability to generate unsettling bounce from the wicket. Finishing his career with 221 Test wickets, only 12 Australians have taken more Test wickets than Siddle.

Over the years since his debut in Mohali, Siddle has entertained spectators with a number of fantastic spells. Here are five of Siddle’s most memorable Test performances:

6-54 v England, Brisbane, 2010

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No Peter Siddle appreciation post is complete without a mention of his most memorable performance – a birthday hat-trick against England in the 2010-11 Ashes. 

England, who had elected to bat first, were 197-4 with the formidable duo of Alastair Cook and Ian Bell at the crease.

5-50 v England, Nottingham, 2013

The first Ashes Test that England ended up winning by a 14-run margin began as a Siddle masterpiece when the hosts were bowled out for 215 in the first innings. Barring the wickets of Cook and Bairstow, Siddle ran through the entire English core with ruthless bowling. He announced himself with a well-aimed yorker on Joe Root’s off-stump, shaped one away from Pietersen who edged it in the slips, bowled Jonathan Trott, catching his inside edge, foxed Bell like he did Pietersen and finally accounted for Matt Prior to get his fifth wicket when the batsman pounced on a short and wide ball and sent it straight to Phil Hughes at point.

2-130 and 4-65 v South Africa, Adelaide, 2012

There is no better example of Siddle’s tireless spirit. Bowling a total of 63.5 overs after James Pattinson broke down, taking on majority of the workload but not complaining, Siddle barely dropping in pace. While he couldn’t quite force through a victory for Australia, his 4-65 over one and a half days very nearly got his team over the line.

“That was one of the greatest performances of the past 30 years,” said Rodney Hogg said after the Test. “I don’t think we have given Peter Siddle enough credit for what he did.”