His continuing form in 1963 saw Shackleton recalled – surprisingly – to the Test arena for the second Test against the West Indies at Lord's, alongside Trueman. He took three wickets in four balls in his recall match, ending with match figures of 7–165. He was ninth out in England's second innings, chasing six runs to win with two balls left to play. Colin Cowdrey came out to bat with a broken arm, and David Allen defended the last two balls of the match to secure a draw. Shackleton also supported an irresistible Trueman well with the ball in the third Test, but was relatively ineffective in the last two games, and never played for England again.