New Zeland born but was raised mostly in Australia where he developed his career by playing to both the countries. His first international play was against West Indies for Australiain 2008 where he played in the field for Brad Haddin for four ODI’s and a T20 and he showed he was best in what he do in the field. But for playing in the local matches in the Australia he just have only one in the tally. He was lagging in few seasons and that was his speed brake in his career. But his performance in 2010 was his show stopper for the cricketing fans and got his spot for the ODI squad for West Indies. With his ODI contract made the fastest century in domestic made the selectors to put him into Emerging players cup for the 2010. Standing tall behind the stumps and taking catches was his work and he managed to do what he do in the fields better and that too his best with 29 stumpings in just 20 matches. Keeping behind the stumps and taking catches will help him to get more and more name and fame to him .