[3] On 23 December 2009, Pattinson set new best bowling in a List A innings record for Victoria, taking six wickets for the cost of 48 from his 10 overs.

[8] Pattinson was suspended for one match during the 2021-22 Sheffield Shield season after striking Daniel Hughes with the ball during his follow through.

On his return he picked a 5-Wicket haul in 1st Test against India in March 2013 on a flat Chepauk surface dismissing Virender Sehwag, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja, Pattinson bowled at pace of over 145 km/h consistently in the match.

[17] However, before the 3rd Test against India in March 2013, Australia dropped Pattinson, along with Shane Watson, Mitchell Johnson and Usman Khawaja following a breach of discipline.

[18] Michael Clarke, the captain, revealed that the extreme step had been taken as a result of repeated infractions which led to Watson flying back home and contemplating Test retirement.

[20] Pattinson later returned to the Australian Test team during the West Indies tour of Australia in December 2015.

In his first Test match back, Pattinson achieved his fourth five wicket haul, taking 5/27, which equaled his previous best bowling figures.