Dropped beyond the point of no return

I now officially dislike Smith because of this. I don't think he should be captain, too much bias and hubris. I cannot deny his supremacy with the bat... but his captaincy creds are still up in the air.

I would trust Maxwell overseas more than the Marsh Brothers. I fully expect the Marsh's to either get injured or completely flop in an away series. The selectors obsession with injury prone flakes is crazy... Lynn selected off the back of 2 BBL games is already ruled out again due to yet another injury! Should never have been selected. Cummins and Pattinson get rushed back into the side constantly only to break down with injury after 2 tests (fingers crossed for Cummins, he's on a role this Ashes).

Yeah Cartwright on shield form could've been picked as a pure bat. Perhaps he should go play for Zimbabwe? or is another Mitch Marsh injury just round the corner as per usual.

Unfortunately there those who judge him by his BBL form. He's actually a very good red ball cricketer. If you had accessed the live stream of his 278 vs NSW against Bollinger/Copeland/Abbott/O'Keefe/Henriques - coming in at 1/17 and with Dean struggling for fluency at the other end - it was Maxwell who played with calm authority and orthodoxy. The next game coming in at 1/20 he followed up with a classy 96 v WA. He's not leading the Shield runs tally for no reason. His 'plenty of attempts' is odd. His first 3 tests date back to 2013/2014 batting 3 times at 7 or 8 (for 31 runs) and then strangely (at that stage of his career) at 2, 4 and 3 (for 49 runs) for a tally of 80 from 6 hits. And these matches were 2 in India (v India) and one in UAE (v Pak). His return - again - in India and Bangladesh - so, no home tests yet. And he did okay. Only two single figure scores. Batting from 5-7. 259 runs from 7 outs for an avg of 37. Shaun Marsh in the 4 tests v India managed only 151 runs from 8 hits at a smidge below 19 average. 5 single digit scores. Tell me who did best out of that? Then we ponder the number of chances one Mitch Marsh was given - and now he's been gifted flat tracks against a broken English line up and has feathered his nest. Yes - I like the idea of Mitch Marsh - however his push for selection this series was limited, his bowling on return was underdone and I won't be convinced until we see him on less friendly decks. The worst thing for Maxwell is he doesn't bowl medium pace. As it is - I can clearly suggest that at Shield level as a number 3 batter - he IS capable of looking a class above as a batsman.

It's obvious Steve Smith is at the centre of the Maxwell selection process. I think it's very sad that a personal issue is held against a professional athlete at this level. Denying a player the opportunity to represent his country is juvenile and pathetic behaviour. I'm sure there have been plenty of great players with ego's, Warner, Richards, Botham, Warne and Hayden. There are plenty that have been opinionated as well I suspect. On the score of personality and who is the calmer more articulate I get the impression Maxwell has Warner and Smith covered. Maybe he's a threat to their stature and authority within the team? Maxwell has the ability to match or even better them? Smith has wonderful eye but a technique that would baffle cricket coaches at all levels also. Warner is also unorthodox with the capacity to play questionable shots. To public belittle Maxwell about his technique is a little spiteful and as Steve Waugh suggested, it's very strange behaviour and not a good look. Didn't S. Smith and his leadership group fine Maxwell for a comment he made to the media regarding Wade batting above him? Wade isn't half the batsmen Maxwell is in my opinion.

7 tests is "plenty" of attempts? wow tough marker, you must love the Marsh boys.

So at 4 for 100 do you want Maxwell,Mitch or Shaun?In Australia it doesn't really matter but in India only one of the 3 has managed a century. I like both the Marsh boys and both have been fantastic this series but I reckon if given an extended run Maxi would outscore them.

Glenn Maxwell must have every media bloke in Australia on his IPL-funded payroll or something. The bloke is a clown. He has one Test ton in plenty of chances, he is a rubbish bowler, his fielding is just very good (not the “superstar-quality” he would have us believe, and he is quite simple a flake. How can anyone honestly say that they would be comfortable and calm if Maxwell came to the crease with Australia at 4-100 or something against SAfrica or England. He averages well in recent seasons in Shield on the back of the odd 200 on a flat deck in a drawn match. Give me a break, Australia has real talent coming through aged in their 20s - the general public doesn’t need to hear about how unlucky a 30-odd year old bloke who has been handed everything his whole career, has been around recent selection decisions.

Howler of an error by the author in this article. Hilton Cartwright was the second top scorer in the 2016/17 Shield season, with 861 runs, averaging 53.8.

I don't think the name big show has helped his cause but what could he do? If your given a nickname in Australia and you show a reaction it usually sticks.If he ignores it hoping it goes away people will start saying he likes the name and is full of himself.

Glenn Maxwell must have almost every media bloke on his personal IPL-funded payroll, because I am a cricket nuffy who is almost 40-years-old and I have never - ever - read about any other cricketer and why he should be in the Australian side. Someone tell me, honestly, how you would feel comfortable and calm if Australia was 4-100 in a big test against a big nation, and bloody Glenn Maxwell walked to the crease. He has one Test ton in plenty of attempts, he isn’t the class fielder everyone apparently says he is, he has hardly it a ball in the middle in this BBL when plenty of other (not written about) young players are smashing them, his “off spin” is rubbish (and worse that Travis Head’s, which says something), and he is a complete flake. The only thing I am impressed by with Maxwell, is that he is actually quite articulate on radio when I just assumed he was a rampaging moron who couldn’t string two sentences together. And guess what I heard him speaking about mostly when I did hear him on radio: himself, and why he should be in the Australian team. He is not worthy of being in the same sentence as a batsman, with Steve Smith and David Warner - and he is miles away from even Marsh and Khawaja. How anyone can put him into the same top six as them, is kidding themselves.

Yes it is apparent that Glen Maxwell is not liked.The selectors punted and won with S Marsh then M Marsh and now they're in the ascendancy they can get away with not selecting him. You get the impression that S Smith doesn't like him at all. and it is his team these days.

Well it would be silly if De Villiers wants to keep up his Indian profile to miss out on the many millions of viewers and he is still with Kohli. I think De Villiers has failed in his attempt to get into Bollywood anyway. De Villiers as he can make big money in the IPL window has no need to play county cricket like the others.

As someone said in another article, simple really - Maxwell goes on the T20 circuit and gives the "two-up" or the "finger" these days to the selectors and Australian cricket - make money while he can!!

It's very simple, it's very obvious that the Maxwell personality is what's not wanted unfortunately. He's immensely talented but Smith wants a harmonious team and wants everyone pulling in the same direction. Maxwell is too much of an antagonist and far too much work to constantly manage. Players such as Sean Marsh are afforded multiple opportunities because they fit into the side and teammates love him. A happy team can be successful a team with one bad apple can be corrupted from within under pressure

I wanted Maxwell in the test team (still do) but I'm okay with his omission from the ODI side. In that format he is no longer a 'project player'. He has had enough leniency - he's a senior batsman who looked horribly out of form against the white ball in 2017. He has been a bit average in the BBL lately too. For once the selectors are actually separating white and red ball cricket and not using one to justify selection for the other. We should be applauding that, even if there is a whiff of an excuse to avoid picking someone who is apparently on the nose with the hierarchy. Of course, they went and picked Chris Lynn based on one decent BBL knock when he apparently can't throw with his buggered shoulder... go figure.

That squad was announced the morning after Maxwell's rather patchy effort for the Stars against the Heat : although he did score a 50 there were some pretty dire loose swings early, and the Stars lost the match : it's possible had they won with a smooth blaze from Maxwell he may have squeaked in. More likely though, is that Smith just doesn't like the bloke. Sent away to score runs and then did so, now he's at fault because he could "train smarter" ? Please...

Same AB de Villiers whom made his Test return in the Boxing Day test? When he captained, batted at 4(scored 50) and wicket kept after de Kock got injured. Same de Villiers who's also playing in the Test against India today?

Australia's one of us selection policy will continue while Steve Smith has both success and Steve Smith follows the party line of Sutherland and Mark Taylor regards pink ball and other commercial priorities. Lehman is the pawn that will do the bidding of the big two in Australian cricket. South Africa they have been weakened by county cricket grabbing their players and De Villiers gives more priority to hanging around with Kohli than their test team.

And yet the publicly whinging face of home town flat track bully Uzzie Khawaja is backed in despite a shocking OS record. Personality and being a good block doesn't seem an issue. Remains to be seen I guess if SOK ever gets back in the squad - he's burned a couple of bridges already. And of course D.Warner - I loved the Kerry O'Keefe line at the MCG on day 5 that Warner couldn't see Root without taking a swing. So - I'm curious what it is that Maxwell has done - and given that he via this shield season has converted himself into the best performing #3 in the competition and done so via orthodoxy - I find it befuddling that a fellow who just a couple of years ago was a key component of our home ICC WC victory (incl world team of the tournament) should now be seemingly scrap heaped. Ironically the white ball BBL incursion came at the worst time for Maxwell. I only hope that upon resumption of the shield season that he can continue his form. However though - that is likely to be of little consequence. I highly doubt he'll be in the touring squad to RSA - and the selectors are well drilled in ignoring facts on the basis of plucking the personalities they want. And currently all is well - the Marsh boys are doing great. Ironically the best justified selection - Bancroft - is looking to have hit his bump in the road - similar to Renshaw - might need to return to the shield and refine his technique.