With the Australian middle-order batters all scoring consistently, he was, however, unable to break into the international side but did earn selection for the 1983 tour of Sri Lanka after Kim Hughes chose not to go on the tour, scoring 98 in the only Test match on the tour in a comfortable Australian victory. His form continued in the One Day International series, including making three half-centuries in the four matches on the tour, and he was chosen in Australia's squad for the 1983 Cricket World Cup in England where he performed well, making another two half-centuries, although the team did not advance beyond the group stage of the competition.