Maxwell tweaks spin style for upcoming Test series
Cricket allrounder Glenn Maxwell is hoping a change of technique will convince skipper Steve Smith to throw him the ball during Australias tour of Bangladesh, reports Stuff.co.nz.
Smith was criticised by predecessor Michael Clarke for his apparent reluctance to utilise Maxwells offspinners during Australias 2-1 series defeat in India earlier this year.
After replacing the injured Mitchell Marsh, Maxwell scored his maiden Test century during the third test in Ranchi, but he was largely overlooked with the ball, delivering just four overs in Indias marathon first innings, which lasted 210 overs and paved the way for a draw.
On good batting wickets, if you keep doing the same things then youre going to keep getting the same results, Clarke said at the time.
Keep him [Maxwell] involved in the game as much as you can. Because hes got that Midas touch about him, he just finds a way to get a run-out or a wicket.
It was a similar story in the fourth test, with Maxwell bowling two overs for the match as India notched an eight-wicket victory.
Maxwell is hoping it will be a different story during the two-test series in Bangladesh later this month, but the 28-year-old says he wasnt overly disappointed to have been passed over for bowling duties in India.
Not really, Maxwell said from the national teams pre-tour training camp in Darwin.
I could understand why I wasnt bowling at certain stages. I suppose coming into this tour, Im hoping that I can show that Ive put a lot of work into my bowling and I can get that opportunity.
