Shane Shillingford appeared on the domestic scene in 2000/01, but despite an impressive first-class record, he struggled to break into the Test side. After several years of toil, he finally came into his own during the A team's matches against England at home, and in Bangladesh in 2010.

Having overcome the problems posed by a suspect action, he finally earned his maiden Test call the same year, for the first home Test against South Africa.