An earmark of Australia’s spell as the most dominant side in international cricket around the turn of the century was the depth of the talent pool they had at their disposal. Players who in other eras would have likely enjoyed lengthy spells in the national side were often not even afforded a single chance to impress for their country.

On the Sky Sports Cricket Podcast, host Ian Ward posed a question to the three panellists – Warne, Gillespie and Moody – about who were the best cricketers they saw on the domestic scene during their careers that never went on to play for Australia. Gillespie opened with what he admitted was a slightly left field choice in Grant Lambert, an all-rounder who averaged less than 25 with the bat and more than 35 with the ball in first-class cricket.

Moody struggled to adhere to the criteria given to him in the question by Ward. When asked for a name, he initially offered up Martin Love who played five Tests for Australia in the early 2000s. Moody said: “I’m going to go with a guy, who I know played Test cricket, but I reckon he would have played 100 Test matches in another era and that’s Martin Love who played for Queensland.”

Warne offered up a three players in answer to Ward’s question. “Batsman – Jamie Siddons, bowler – David Saker, and wicketkeeper – Darren Berry,” said Warne. “Those three were very, very good cricketers.”