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Glenn Maxwell has been axed from Australia’s ODI squad.
Selectors have named a 14-man squad for an upcoming five-match series against England, with Maxwell the most notable omission.
Travis Head, Chris Lynn, Mitch Marsh and Marcus Stoinis were the middle-order options preferred ahead of Maxwell.
Maxwell was summoned to Brisbane as a reserve batsman for the Ashes series opener, while he has since produced knocks of 278 and 96 in the Sheffield Shield.
“It’s obviously unlucky on Glenn,” Steve Smith said. “Looking at the way he trains, he could train a little bit smarter.
“We’ve all seen the way he can come out and play and do all his funky stuff and be pretty cool with that. But when he puts his head down he’s a really good batsman, as we’ve seen in Shield cricket.”
Chairman of selectors Trevor Hohns suggested his panel wanted more consistency from Maxwell. “In his past 20 matches in this format he has averaged 22 and we need more than that from a player in the side’s batting engine room,” Hohns said.
“Glenn is still absolutely in our thoughts but for this series we have decided to look again at Chris Lynn, who is now back playing once more after the shoulder injury that hampered him.”
Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins were included in the squad but Hohns noted the Test quicks would likely be rested at some point.
Tim Paine has taken the gloves from Matthew Wade, while West Australian paceman Jhye Richardson is in line to make his international debut.
Perth Scorchers star quick AJ Tye, who has played seven Twenty20s for Australia but is yet to play an ODI, has also been called up.
(GUARDIAN)
