Maxwell can bat at No 8 in Australia’s second test

Australia skipper Pat Cummins hinted at a good chance of Glenn Maxwell slotting into the XI for the second Sri Lanka Test in Galle. As a spinning all-rounder at No.8 depending on the wicket they find on the morning of the Test. Going into the second and final Test with a 1-0 lead, Australia has stuck with the same 12-man squad.

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Maxwell can bat at number 8 in Australia’s second test

Maxwell was called in for Travis Head’s injury. While he was not an original member of the Test team. He will now be given priority over a frontline spinner, John Holland.

“We’ve got a high-class pace bowler in there, head, Marnus [Labuschagne] Green in the form, so think that makes it a little easier to know that we’ve got a lot of bowling,” Cummins said. “Even Nathan Lyon can lock him from one end for most of the day. If the wicket plays a lot of moves, think batting is the area. You have to try and somewhere extra 20-30 To find runs.

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Maxwell had previously batted at number 8

Maxwell had previously batted at number 8. And he played a one-time bowling role in Test cricket on his debut against India at Hyderabad in 2012–13. But he was the second spinner on that occasion along with Xavier Doherty. Most recently in his seven Tests against Bangladesh in Chattogram almost five years ago. He was seen as one of four spinners along with Agar, Lyon, and Steve O’Keefe, but there he batted at No. 5.

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“What you can experience in the Sheffield Shield is very different from first-class cricket here,” he said. “It’s a different pace, the wickets are very different, so we’ll see his role in his bowling a little bit, batting a little extra at No. 8 and taking the game forward. Maybe not scoring a century, but a quickfire 30 or 40 could be invaluable. Is.”

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The final decision on the XI will be made at the close of the toss on Friday morning

The final decision on the XI will be made at the close of the toss on Friday morning, with Cummins looking to take another look at the pitch. “Maybe it seems a little tougher than last week, there’s a little grass over there but they’re cutting it now,” he said.