"Giving up on Test dream would be doing injustice to my younger self": Maxwell

Australias star allrounder Glenn Maxwell said that he may not have donned the Baggy Green for seven years but he feels that giving up on his Test cricket dream would be doing injustice to his younger selfFrom battling with cramps to smashing Australias fastest double century during the ODI World Cup 2023 Glenn Maxwell has enjoyed the highs in his careerThe last time when Glenn Maxwell donned Australias Test jersey was in 2017 during their tour of BangladeshI think if I gave up on that Test dream now I dont think Id be doing justice to that younger Glenn Maxwell who was dying to put on the baggy green when he was a kid he tells ESPNcricinfo And I think while theres still a glimmer of hope Ill keep going for itHis chances of cementing a place in the Aussies squad during the upcoming India tour are unlikely but he still will be looking to make a cut in the side for the Sri Lanka tour in JanuaryI think the hard thing with Test cricket is when I grew up thats all I wanted to do Maxwell says I definitely got my chance at Test level a bit prematurely It all happened really fast when I got my chance to debut It was just a whirlwind I had no idea what I was doing I probably hadnt had the experience at firstclass level that I would have likedAlso ReadWe need to score firstinnings runs but we havent been doing it Morne MorkelAnd then when I came back in 2017 I felt like I was a readymade firstclass cricketer and was really at peace with my game and where I was at A lot of these things in Test cricket are timing Adam Voges is probably the perfect example He came in and he averaged 60odd 6187 in his Test career He got his opportunity when he was at the top of this gameI suppose the thing Im proud about in my Test career I was able to sort of fight back at different times get back in squads and be really resilient that wayMaxwells lack of firstclass centuries only seven in 69 matches including a lone Test ton in Ranchi has been a hurdle for Test selection Glenn Maxwell writes in his soontobereleased autobiographyHe recalls a frustrating exchange with selector Trevor Hohns during the 201718 season after notching scores of 60 64 45 not out 278 and 96 in consecutive gamesWhen Maxwell questioned his exclusion from the Ashes squad The answer was blunt Not enough tons Its the only time Ive come close to losing it in a situation like that Maxwell writes in The ShowmanAustralias selectors have eased requirements for Shield cricket in preparing for Sri Lankan Tests encouraging Maxwells quiet redball return with Victorias second XIManaging a leg injury Maxwell feels ready to adapt quickly to redball batting if picked for the Sri Lanka tourThe interesting thing about last week even just playing the second XI game was having a few technical changes and working through them having a few different sets of eyes looking at your batting and just trying to work your way through that has been really enjoyable he saysI remember in 2022 in Sri Lanka the first couple of net sessions that I had working through all those cracks and working through your different techniques of facing spin thats exploding was so enjoyable And it doesnt take long when youre really experienced in those conditions to work out a way to play over thereIts probably what makes Cameron Greens success over there so extraordinary the fact that its the first time hes played Test cricket over there in those conditions and he was so successful and strongminded in the way he was going to go about it It takes a strong mind to have success over there Id just love to be over thereThe Aussie gun allrounder also recounts his mentalhealth journey his turbulent relationship with coach Justin Langer during his tenure from 201820Maxwell also reflects his past tensions with Steven Smith under his captaincy were partly his fault but their relationship has since strengthenedGlenn Maxwell also writes about his freak golf cart injury in Ahmedabad during the ODI World CupWith PTI Inputs