[1] From the northern suburbs of Perth, Tye played second XI cricket in England for Somerset, Durham and Northamptonshire before making his list A debut in the 2013–14 Ryobi One-Day Cup aged 26.

[3][4] Following his impressive performances in the One Day tournament, he signed with the Sydney Thunder for the 2013–14 Big Bash League season.

On 16 May 2018, against the Mumbai Indians when he picked up the figures of 4–16, he went on to become the first ever player to take three 4 wicket-haul in a single season of the IPL.

[18] On 23 March 2022, Tye was signed as replacement for the injured Mark Wood by the Lucknow Super Giants.

[24] On 16 July 2020, Tye was named in a 26-man preliminary squad of players to begin training ahead of a possible tour to England following the COVID-19 pandemic.

[25][26] On 14 August 2020, Cricket Australia confirmed that the fixtures would be taking place, with Tye included in the touring party.

[27][28] In November 2020, Tye replaced Kane Richardson in the Australian squad for T20I and ODI matches against India.