Ross Edwards played 20 Tests for Australia, playing against England, West Indies and Pakistan. He was a middle order right handed batsman and superb cover fielder. Like his father (EK Edwards who played for Western Australia) he was a natural wicket-keeper. After a very successful Sheffield Shield season in 1971/2 where he scored 4 centuries, he toured England in 1972 as a batsman not wicket-keeper. Due to injury, he was asked to open the batting in the Third Test at Trent Bridge and scored 170 not out, playing many shots off his back foot.

He scored his second century against England a couple of years later in 1974/75 when he hit 115 in the Perth Test match. He narrowly missed out on his third at Lord's when he was judged out L.B.W. one run short. Edwards was another player to join Packer's circus in 1977 and never played for his National side again.