Shortly after Australia\u2019s T20 World Cup campaign ended in the league stage in 2022, Maxwell suffered a shattered fibula, chipped tibia and ruptured ankle ligaments on his left leg at a friend\u2019s 50th birthday party.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Due to the gruesome injuries, Maxwell missed being a part of 2023 Border-Gavaskar Trophy tour of India, but became a member of ODI World Cup winning team. Maxwell\u2019s leg has also left questions over his fitness to play Tests, especially with Australia set to tour Sri Lanka in February next year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIt\u2019s still my leg. It\u2019s what is giving me the most grief since breaking it, so it\u2019s still a work in progress. It\u2019s something I have to work hard on every day to make sure it\u2019s in a position where I feel like I can get through a full day of cricket unscathed and hopefully pain free.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIt takes a lot more rehab and a lot more time than other parts of my body \u2026 it\u2019s (managing) time on feet, lots of gym work, strengthening up different areas of my body and making sure I don\u2019t have those little niggles that set me back a couple of weeks each time,\u201d said Maxwell to Daily Telegraph.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Maxwell has not played a Test for Australia since the 2017 tour of Bangladesh and has just two first-class cricket appearances since the end of 2019. The all-rounder stated the Australian selectors have assured him about picking an \u201coutside the box\u201d team for Test tour of Sri Lanka.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThey\u2019ve been pretty open to selecting outside the box for players who do well in those conditions, and knowing what it\u2019s like in Sri Lanka, I don\u2019t think Shield form is going to be a huge factor in how someone is going to go over there.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just completely different conditions, you\u2019ve got to have a really solid game plan against spin and a really good idea of how you\u2019re going to tackle them in those conditions \u2013 it\u2019s a different beast. I understand that it might not look the same as a lot of the Australian teams that play in everyday Tests.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He also admitted about not knowing if Sheffield Shield form will be considered for Sri Lanka Test tour selection. \u201cIt would be great if I could get my body into a position where I can play over (in Sri Lanka). But as far as Shield cricket, I\u2019m not sure how much they\u2019ll take that into consideration.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just completely different conditions, you\u2019ve got to have a really solid game plan against spin and a really good idea of how you\u2019re going to tackle them in those conditions \u2013 it\u2019s a different beast. I understand that it might not look the same as a lot of the Australian teams that play in everyday Tests.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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