Why Glenn Maxwell should go to Bangladesh

Yes, I hate how Langer continues to push other Western Australians forward when there are so much better options to choose from, people like Nic Maddinson, Will Pucovski, Kurtis Patterson, what happened to them?

No, Langer specifically said Maxi wasn't picked because his form hasn't been good enough in 2019. In 2019 he averaged 33 at a whopping 132 strike rate.

Maxi should be in India now in the ODI team. I guess the Mental Health break probably the majority factor as why he's not. He's got pretty good record in Asian conditions. And in the past has generally been called upon in these type of conditions. I would love to see him have a "Wadeesque" back half of the Shield Season.... I'm not sure he's cut out for Test Cricket, but I would love to see him given the opportunity to not only prove me wrong , but prove the numerous amount of doubters wrong. Like others, he's never really been afford the opportunities some other "sponsored special talents" have received.

Yeah great idea. Lets go to hardest place in the World to wicket keep with a guy now doesn't wicket keep anymore, who's history in the Australian side as a wicket keeper has been deplorable up to the stumps. This is one way we will ensure Bangladesh are right in this series up to their eye balls.

Hi Burgy, I hear what your saying. "there's no real reason to drop Wade."- Not sure anyone has asked for Wade to be dropped. We are talking about Bangladesh tour inclusions.... Maxwell should be at the forefront of selectors thinking. It's all well and good to belt run after run on Australian Flat wickets..... But when we going overseas to Asian conditions we need to really be bringing the right players. There is no doubt in the World, Test Cricket in Bangladesh on turning dust bowls, Glenn Maxwell is better equipped to score runs then guys like Joe Burns, Matthew Wade & Travis Head. And should absolutely be included if everything is well. Only Maxi truly knows if he's ready to undertake the vigours of being away from home. Obviously with is recent break we certainly don't want be rushing him. But all things be equal and good health, Glenn Maxwell should be in the touring party at the very least.

Lets face it. People watch cricket matches to see guys like Glen Maxwell and Chris Lyn do there stuff. Without the audience, Cricket is dead. Wake up selectors.

The way Maxwell was being used was to come in around the 40 over and either maintain or boost the run rate. 10 over is probably and average 30 balls for each batsman at the crease. You’re saying he failed to make 50 plus scores on a regular basis and only averaged 33?

For sure he needs a break because he is mentally fatigued. Anyone with a newborn would likely know that feeling! But just because he is managing that, doesn’t make it such an issue that it has medium term consequences in terms of his playing/professional future. I guess it’s a grey area re defining it and working with mental health, but it’s great that we now have these discussions; can you even imagine having these conversations a few decades ago? Probably the key is being cognisant of your mental state and keeping it healthy so you don’t fall into a deeper seated trough.

Yeah, I mean in Maxwell’s case he is certainly managing his mental health, and I dare say we all have to do that on a regular basis, but not sure it needs to be “labelled” as a MH issue where everyone looks at it as some form of major problem that is out of the ordinary. The term, or the labelling, I guess is a grey area, but perhaps I would look at this way: I may be feeling sad or down for a while, but that isn’t necessarily “clinical depression” as we tend to understand it. I’d suggest MH “issues” should be looked at the same. Just because one is taking steps to manage how they feel or look at the world or their position in it or in life, doesn’t make it that out of the ordinary or requiring need for serious professional management.

He's been victimised by selectors and other senior players. Bit of jealousy I think.

only 2 current Australian batsmen have a century in India and he's one of them. he can play test cricket, whether he's allowed to is a different story

I'm a big Maxwell fan. He's not playing another test for Australia.

Yes a fair point, and maybe Maxwell has been told to "go for it". But ODI cricket is not the same as T20. All the good finishers play fairly conventional cricket at the start, and hit out at the end. As a matter of interest I looked up the all time records of ODI cricket (I will bore you with stats), and the notable finishers scoring rate was below 100. Yes Bairstowe and De Villiers are just over 100. But others Pieterson 86, Symonds 92, Khallis 72, De Kock 95, VRichards 90, Du Plessis 88, Dhoni 87, Bevan 74, Lehman 81 etc. Maxwell has a strike rate which is the about the highest of all time, but has he been too impetuous at times. He has batted at no.4 ten times for an average of 25 @ strike rate of 182 !!! Was it necessary in that position when you should be building a score. similiar at no.5. Average of 32 @ 123. Ditto.

Unfortunately, Maxwell’s time in test cricket is done. He should have been given an extended shot after India, but wasn’t and the goalposts kept shifting during that period to keep him out. But now it’s too late I would think. But I hope his omission from the ODI’s is just to give him a break from touring, because he is elite as a late order hitter. Finally, in T20’s I know we’ve been blessed with some great openers, but I would have loved Maxwell to have been given more of a chance at the top of the order. He opened the batting in T20 internationals all of twice, both in Sri Lanka in 2016. The result: - 145 not out in 65 balls, and - 66 in 29 balls. To me that was a path worth pursuing. But of course, Maxwell was left out Australia’s next T20 series.

In 2019 Only Jos Butler has scored faster and maintained an average over thirty. In fact, of players to play 10 ODI innings in 2019 only Butler scored faster, no matter what the average.

If you look at his 2019 record, there is only one other player in the world that scored faster while maintaining an average over 30 and that’s Jos Butler.

Paine has had no impact on the result of the Test series.

Burns has done much better than Harris, Finch, Bancroft. None of those guys have ever scored a century.

If you are saying because of horses for courses, Maxwell should be selected for Bangladesh (because of his ability against spin), that means Warner should never return to England (because of his repeatedly poor performances). Maxwell had his chance, he isn't a test player. Also with Smith and Marnus, they already have some second-rate pie chuckers. They need stability, not a show off.

Yes, Glenn Maxwell would be a better choice than Mathew Wade in middle order for the Bangladesh tour.