Glenn Maxwell is set to avoid sanction from Cricket Australia’s integrity unit, with the allrounder embarrassed but back at training after being hospitalised following a night out in Adelaide.
Maxwell will on Wednesday be named in Australia’s Twenty20 squad to face West Indies after being “managed” out of the three-match ODI series that precedes it.
Australian team staff are still looking into Maxwell’s hospitalisation, but at this stage there is no plan for the integrity unit to become involved.
Instead, high-performance staff are concerned over any potential of a concussion to determine if protocols must be entered into, along with how the night has impacted Maxwell’s fitness and his mental wellbeing.
AAP has been told Maxwell played a round of golf through the heat of Friday, before attending the gig where he was drinking.
Glenn Maxwell. (Photo by Albert Perez/Getty Images)
He passed out when in the green room after the show and he was taken to the emergency room of a hospital via ambulance and was later released without being admitted.
Maxwell informed chief selector George Bailey of the situation on Monday, and his manager Ben Tippett spoke with high-performance boss Ben Oliver on Tuesday.
“He’s okay. I think a little bit embarrassed but that is fine,” Tippett told AAP.
“Maxi has spoken to George Bailey yesterday. We’ve spoken to them, they’ve spoken to us and it’s done.
“It’s more like ‘you were in hospital and are you okay’?
“He’s back in training yesterday. He had time off for about a week after the BBL and he is back into training doing some specific stuff on his leg which he needs to do.”
CA also remain adamant the decision to rest Maxwell from the ODIs was made after the BBL, thus freeing him to travel to Adelaide to play in the golf event.
There remain some concerns over Maxwell’s fitness following his broken leg last summer, with rods still in the 35-year-old’s leg.
Questions will no doubt be asked by team staff why Maxwell was out drinking when he should be managing the injury.
Australia captain Pat Cummins said Maxwell “potentially” had to look at his habits and actions. But he said overall the behaviour of the team was impressive since a player-led approach had been installed.
“In terms of performance on the field you can’t ask much more from how we have performed but also how we have gone about it,” Cummins said.
“The team has shown incredible discipline and I think we have made a lot of people proud with the way we have gone about it.
“We are all adults and part of being adults is that you make your own decisions. In terms of this incident (Maxwell) wasn’t on tour with Australia.
“He was over there for a private event so it was a little bit different but absolutely, any decision you make you have to own it and be comfortable with it.”
DaveJ
Roar Rookie
How about minding their own effing business? Prize for the biggest non sequitur:“Questions will no doubt be asked why Maxwell was out drinking when he should be managing the injury.” So a few drinks might aggravate the injury, but playing in the Big Bash wouldn’t?
liquorbox_
Roar Rookie
He seems to be only having issues by himself, he is not getting into fights or hurting others. As long as he is able to meet fitness requirements and be at "work" when required then surely he can keep it as a personal issue. It was in his own time.
Pumping Dougie
Roar Guru
Luv ya Maxi
Tony
Roar Guru
Boony....now that's what I'd call high performance!
Opeo
Roar Rookie
:laughing: :laughing: :laughing: Maybe cricket Australia need to bring Boony in for a specialist coaching role.
Opeo
Roar Rookie
The saving detail is that he has not "with the Australian squad" at the time. He did this in his own time so it can be treated as a personal issue.
Tony
Roar Guru
Good to see the high performance guys involved. He's going to need to toughen up considerably if he hopes to match the legends from the 70s.
E-Meter
Roar Rookie
It’s the reunion tour. Could be a bit rusty.
MO
Roar Rookie
He’s playing good cricket he’s having fun he’s not getting into fights or peeing on casino tables he’s 35 he doesn’t have much of his youth left. Go Maxi
Christo the Daddyo
Roar Rookie
Yeah, stars always get the leniency…
Nick Maguire
Roar Rookie
Christo, yeah well that's not our problem to fix. I'm just happy there isn't a pile on from the peanut gallery, that's all. Just a bit of respect, amazingly on social media these days.
Christo the Daddyo
Roar Rookie
He’s 35. How long will he be given to work out the bleeding obvious?
Christo the Daddyo
Roar Rookie
Maxi literally knocked himself out to end the suffering…
Nick Maguire
Roar Rookie
I think everyone has shown Maxi the respect to work out for himself what the issue is.
Ben Pobjie
Expert
Nobody can listen to Brett Lee’s band sober.
Chanon
Roar Rookie
In rod we trust :thumbup:
U
Roar Rookie
He should be banned. This isn’t his first screw up.