13 Facts About Andy Bichel

Andy Bichel was a right-arm fast-medium bowler, but was a hard-hitting lower-order batsman.

Andy Bichel was a member of the Australian team who won the 2003 Cricket World Cup.

Andy Bichel played for Worcestershire, Hampshire and Essex in English county cricket.

Since retiring from playing, Andy Bichel has been a coach and a selector.

Andy Bichel was born to parents of German ancestry, married Dion in 1997 and they have two children.

Andy Bichel made his Test debut for Australia in Adelaide in 1996 in a match against the West Indies, and his one-day international debut in Brisbane in the same year, against the West Indies.

Andy Bichel's rise to prominence coincided with the emergence of a young Brett Lee, with whom he was, for many years, often in a battle with Lee for the third fast-bowler spot in the Australian line-up behind Glenn McGrath and Jason Gillespie.

Andy Bichel was initially back up to Jason Gillespie, Brett Lee and Glenn McGrath, playing his first game against Netherlands and making a good impression with the ball.

However, after injury prematurely ended Gillespie's World Cup tournament, Andy Bichel took over his position in the side.

Andy Bichel was later the coach of Papua New Guinea.

On 11 November 2011, it was announced that Andy Bichel would join the Cricket Australia selection panel.

In 2014 it was announced that Andy Bichel had partnered Tangalooma Island Resort to be an official brand ambassador.

Andy Bichel has been well credited for his art in the fast bowling coaching landscape.