Luckless Maxwell's injury scare in return game

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Luckless Aussie all-rounder Glenn Maxwell had different wounded scare during his instrumentality to the tract from a breached leg.

The 34-year-old had hoped to beryllium picked for Australia's Test circuit of India earlier an mishap astatine a day enactment successful November broke his leg and sidelined him for astir of the summer.

He returned to enactment up for Victoria successful the Sheffield Shield this week, and with the Test squad facing an wounded situation is hoping to play himself into contention for a daze precocious call-up.

But connected Tuesday portion fielding astatine gaffe against South Australia successful St Kilda, an edged shot bounced into his wrist and forced him disconnected the field.

While it was archetypal suspected Maxwell had breached his wrist, Victoria aboriginal said the harm was not significant.

Maxwell has played 7 Test matches for his state but hasn't worn the baggy greenish since September 2017.

The Aussies are facing the anticipation of opening batter David Warner missing the remaining 2 matches aft helium was concussed, and suffered an elbow fracture, during the nonaccomplishment successful Delhi.

Fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has been ruled retired of the tour, portion Cameron Green and Mitchell Starc are yet to diagnostic arsenic they retrieve from digit injuries.

Given Maxwell tin bat and vessel off-spin, a hopeless Aussie squad volition surely person fixed thought to flying him to the subcontinent.

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