Australia’s Glenn Maxwell celebrates the wicket of New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips throughout the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 match between Australia and New Zealand, at HPCA Stadium, in Dharamshala, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023.
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Australia batter Glenn Maxwell has been dominated out of the World Cup clash in opposition to England on November 4 after he fell off a golf cart that resulted in a concussion and facial bruising.
Maxwell was using on the again of a golf cart after a spherical on Monday when he fell off.
“In transporting back from the clubhouse to the team bus, where Glenn Maxwell come off the back of a cart, and has suffered a small concussion. So, he will go into concussion protocols for the next period of time, and will unfortunately miss the England game,” stated Australia head coach Andrew McDonald.
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The all-rounder is a key member of the Australian crew as he shares spin duties with Adam Zampa whereas additionally enjoying an important position within the center order with the bat.
He had smashed the quickest hundred in World Cup historical past — off 40 balls in opposition to the Netherlands — in Delhi final week.
This is Maxwell’s second freak harm in lower than a 12 months. Last November, he broke his leg at a party in Melbourne and as per cricket.com.au, he’s but to get better absolutely from that.
The gamers had been having fun with a spherical of golf having received per week’s break between the New Zealand and England sport. A alternative won’t be wanted, stated the pinnacle coach.
“There’ll be no replacement as such. So he’ll go into like, it’s six to eight days concussion protocol. So as I said, that takes into account the England game who will be unavailable for that game.
“And then clearly inside the squad, we have got some gamers who turn out to be out there in Marcus Stoinis and Cameron Green is on the market as properly. So, we’ve not made that call as but,” stated McDonald.
In one other freak harm, England wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow had slipped whereas enjoying golf final 12 months, ruling him out of T20 World Cup which his crew finally gained.
