NEW DELHI: Cricket Australia’s Second XI competitors will see Glenn Maxwell return to red-ball cricket as a part of Victoria’s 12-man squad going through Queensland at Junction Oval from Monday. This marks Maxwell’s first four-day recreation in over a 12 months, as he gears up for a possible spot in Australia’s Check tour of Sri Lanka subsequent 12 months.
Maxwell, who has performed solely two first-class matches previously 5 years, sustained a critical leg damage two years in the past.As he turns 36 on the match’s first day, his workload shall be rigorously monitored.
The Second XI competitors permits 12 gamers to participate, with 11 allowed to bat and bowl, offering flexibility in participant rotation over 4 days. Victoria’s squad additionally consists of state captain Will Sutherland, getting back from a again damage and bowling beneath restrictions.
Regardless of this match, Maxwell is unlikely to play in Victoria’s subsequent Sheffield Protect recreation beginning October 20. The Protect match will function Australia’s Check gamers like Steven Smith, Nathan Lyon, and Mitchell Starc. Scott Boland can also be anticipated to play.
Maxwell is ready to function within the one-day home match towards New South Wales on October 25. Nonetheless, he would possibly miss Victoria’s third and fourth Protect rounds as a result of Australia’s ODI and T20I sequence towards Pakistan. He could return for the fifth and sixth Protect video games earlier than the BBL season.
Key fixtures for Victoria embrace a pink-ball recreation towards Queensland on November 24 on the Gabba and a house match on the MCG on December 6. Maxwell may additionally play in a two-day pink-ball Prime Minister’s XI recreation towards India starting November 30.
Maxwell’s subcontinent expertise makes him a robust contender for Australia’s Check tour of Sri Lanka. He was near taking part in within the first Check of the 2022 Sri Lanka tour in Galle, prized for his talents in spin-friendly situations.
Maxwell has performed all seven of his Check matches on the subcontinent, along with his final look in Bangladesh in 2017. The situations in Protect cricket are completely different from these in Sri Lanka, however taking part in red-ball cricket aids his bodily preparation.
The Victorian Second XI squad consists of: Will Sutherland (c), Austin Anlezark, Liam Blackford, Dylan Brasher, Xavier Crone, Harry Dixon, Jai Lemire, Reilley Mark, Glenn Maxwell, Jon Merlo, David Moody, and Doug Warren.
