page_title: Michael Beer (cricketer)
section_title: International career
hierarchical_section_title: Michael Beer (cricketer) / International career
caption_attribution_description: English: England bowler Chris Tremlett bowls the No 11 Australian batsman Michael Beer to complete England's victory in the Fifth and final Ashes Test at Sydney Cricket Ground on 7 January 2011, sealing the series victory by three matches to one
context_page_description: Michael Anthony Beer is an Australian cricketer who played for the Victorian cricket team. He played as a slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler. He made his Test cricket debut in the final match of the 2010–11 Ashes series. After several seasons playing for the Western Australian cricket team, in the 2016–17 season Beer returned to his home state of Victoria to continue his professional cricket career.
context_section_description: In December 2010, after playing only five first-class cricket games for Western Australia, he was named in the Australian Test Squad for the third Ashes Test to be played at the WACA Ground.  His selection in the squad came a day after retired Australian champion spinner Shane Warne suggested that Beer be included in the side after performing well in the 2010–11 season, taking 16 wickets, including five against the touring English side in November 2010.  Tasmanian spinner Xavier Doherty was omitted from the squad after taking only one wicket in Australia's loss to England in the Second Test. The move was highly criticised by some, including former Australian Test bowlers Stuart MacGill and Nathan Bracken. Beer was named as the twelfth man for the match as Australia decided to play four specialist fast bowlers. Along with batsman Usman Khawaja, he debuted in the fifth Test in Sydney, on 3 January 2011.
  Beer was denied his maiden Test wicket when a catch by Ben Hilfenhaus at mid-off from England's opener Alastair Cook was overturned after a front-foot no ball. He claimed his first Test wicket by dismissing Paul Collingwood for 13, with the catch completed by Hilfenhaus at deep mid-on. Beer was the last batsman to be dismissed in Australia's second innings in the match, enabling England to complete a victory by an innings and 83 runs and a 3-1 series win. He had made two runs in the second innings to add to the two not out he had made in the first innings.
  Beer was picked for Australia's 2012 tour to the West Indies. He was not picked for the first Test, but in the second Test, he opened the bowling in both West Indies' innings.
caption: Chris Tremlett bowls Michael Beer to complete England's 3-1 Ashes victory on 7 January 2011
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