Limited-overs specialist Glenn Maxwell has not given up hope of making a return to Test cricket and is eyeing an away series on the subcontinent at the end of the current ICC cycle as his best opportunity to do so.
Maxwell has played just seven Tests for his country, with every one of those red-ball contests taking place outside Australia and his most recent appearance being more than six years ago.
In that time, Maxwell played a major role in helping Australia claim their inaugural ICC Men’s T20 World Cup title in Dubai in 2021. He then starred once again during the Aussies’ recent successful ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup campaign in India.
While Maxwell acknowledges that he is better suited to the limited-overs format of the game, the 35-year-old still believes he can make an impact at the Test level. He wants to continue putting his name forward for selection ahead of Australia’s final series in the current World Test Championship cycle.
Australia is scheduled to travel to Sri Lanka at the start of 2025 to battle it out for the Warne-Muralitharan Trophy in what looms as a crucial series in the run-up to the World Test Championship final later that year. Maxwell harbors aspirations to be involved.
“I understand the circumstances of the current side. They’re playing some really good cricket, they’re World Test champions,” Maxwell said on the Australian radio station SEN on Tuesday.
“There aren’t a lot of spots up for grabs as far as Tests at home, but I know that when it does come to a subcontinent tour, I can be a real viable option to hopefully fill a role in that side. I don’t think there’s another subcontinent tour until early 2025. So, I’ll keep trying to plug away and hopefully get an opportunity at that stage,” added Maxwell.”
