His career best figures of 5/31 came against India at Adelaide in December 1999, where if not for Shane Warne spilling up a difficult slips catch, Fleming would have claimed a second hat-trick.

[2] Fleming's ODI record is equally impressive, representing his country 88 times including two World Cup finals and taking 134 wickets at an average of 25.38.

Fleming was named in the South Melbourne Cricket Club’s team of the 20th century, alongside such greats as Bill Woodfull, Keith Miller and Clarrie Grimmett.

Recognising his own capacity for sporting insights (developed through deep contemplation of Bowlology theory) the show's producers gave Fleming a role akin to 'editor at large' in his segment Turn It Up.

In this segment, Fleming cast a critical eye over the AFL and society in general, raising the questionable and confronting issues that others thought inappropriate.

Fleming began to make appearances during the fourth season (2009) of Thank God You're Here where he parodied the prevalence of sportspersons (notably cricketers) endorsing anything in the Australian media.