Glenn Maxwell opens up on Australia Test snub

NEW DELHI: After being left out of the squad for the forthcoming two-match Test tour to Sri Lanka, big-hitting all-rounder Glenn Maxwell stated he would have made the same decision as the Australian selectors.

Maxwell, who last played Test cricket in 2017, claims he fully understands why he was left out of Australia's 16-man team for the trip to Sri Lanka since the selectors chose uncapped all-rounder Cooper Connolly.
Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!"It's just selection. There's always going to be people wanting to be there and I made no secret that I desperately wanted to be on that tour, but I can completely understand their reasoning."

"The fact that they're already in the World Test Championship final, they've got a couple of Tests in Sri Lanka and there's going to be some sub-continent tours over the next few years, so they get to look a few new guys in those conditions."

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"What an experience for those guys to go over there - Cooper Connolly on his first Test tour - I certainly would've made the same decision as they have," Maxwell was quoted as saying by Fox Sports.

After hitting 90 off 52 balls in the Melbourne Stars' BBL derby victory against the Melbourne Renegades, the seasoned all-rounder also stated that he was not in the mood to make a decision regarding his future in Test cricket.

"I am not making any future plans right now, I'm looking forward to a week off and then Sunday (the Stars' last home and away game)."

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Talking about his whirlwind knock, Maxwell said, "Everything wasn't coming off, I think I was probably getting every second or third. With the way the wicket was playing, I was just trying to put them under enough pressure where I was getting either an over-pitched delivery or a little bit wider where I could throw my hands or get some sort of leverage on."

"It still felt like I played and missed a fair bit, still felt like I missed the middle of the bat quite a bit and had a few mistimed shanks into the leg side. I think knowing how simple my game plan was, stay on strike as long as I could, I just suppose I waited for one I could middle and hopefully connect."