Test selection Doolan was named in Australia's 15-man squad for their 2013–14 tour of South Africa. He was the only member of the squad who hadn't played a Test match before. From the start of the tour, Doolan was prepared to bat at number three for Australia, and he was selected to play in this position in Australia's warm-up match. Doolan made his Test cricket debut in the first match of the series at Centurion Park in February 2014. In the first innings he scored only 27 runs before being dismissed, but in Australia's second innings he calmed Australia's innings after an early wicket and scored 89 runs. After the match, Doolan expressed regret at not scoring a century on debut, saying, "I am not sure I will ever get over that. You only ever get one chance to make a debut hundred and I blew that opportunity, I think I will probably get more disappointed as time goes on rather than the other way around." Despite becoming the incumbent number three batter in the team, Doolan was not awarded a contract by Cricket Australia in 2014. Instead, he signed another contract with Tasmania. The Test team's next series was against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates in October 2014. Doolan felt uncomfortable playing in Asia because footwork against spin bowling didn't come naturally to him, but he started the tour well by scoring a century against Pakistan A in a warm-up match. In the first Test match at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Doolan was "stagnant" at the crease and did not fare well against Pakistan's spin bowlers. He only scored five runs in his first innings, four of them coming from a mishit, and he was out for a duck in the second innings. For the second and final Test match, he was replaced in the team by Glenn Maxwell because Maxwell was a better player of spin bowling. He was dropped from the squad altogether after this series and never again considered for Test selection. Later career After being dropped from the Test team, Doolan struggled to regain form. In the 2014–15 Sheffield Shield season his batting average was only 18.94. However, he did have moments of returning to form in subsequent seasons and became a consistent contributor for Tasmania. In the 2016–17 Matador BBQs One-Day Cup, Doolan scored 362 runs at an average of 120.66 with his