Glenn Maxwell set for red-ball return in Second XI competition against Queenslan

Glenn Maxwell will make his redball return in Cricket Australias Second XI fourday competition as part of Victorias 12man squad facing Queensland at Junction Oval starting MondayThis will be Maxwells first fourday match in over a year as he prepares for a possible spot in Australias Test tour of Sri Lanka early next yearHowever Maxwell is unlikely to participate in Victorias next Sheffield Shield match on October 20 just three days after the Second XI game endsThis Shield match will feature some of Australias Test players including Steven Smith Nathan Lyon and Mitchell Starc with Scott Boland also expected to returnThe Second XI competition rules allow for 12 players to participate with 11 batting and 11 bowling enabling player rotation over the four daysMaxwells workload is being carefully managed following a serious leg injury two years ago Maxwell who turns 36 on the first day of the match has played only two firstclass matches in the past five yearsMaxwell is expected to play the oneday domestic match against New South Wales on October 25 which might include Pat Cummins and Josh HazlewoodHowever he is unlikely to be available for Victorias third or fourth Shield rounds which coincide with Australias ODI and T20I series against PakistanMaxwell could be available for Victorias fifth and sixth Shield games before the BBL begins likely playing at least one of thoseAlso Read BorderGavaskar Trophy Glenn Maxwell feels ViratSteve battle will be excitingVictoria faces Queensland on November 24 at the Gabba in a pinkball game then hosts Queensland at the MCG on December 6Australias selectors might also give Maxwell a chance in a twoday pinkball Prime Ministers XI game against India in Canberra starting on November 30Maxwell is a strong contender for Australias Test tour of Sri Lanka due to his subcontinent experienceHe was part of the 2022 Sri Lanka tour and nearly played the first Test in Galle valued for his spinbowling and batting abilities in spinfriendly conditionsMaxwell has played all seven of his Test matches in the subcontinent with the last one in Bangladesh in 2017 Although the conditions in Shield cricket differ greatly from those in Sri Lanka Maxwell and Australias selectors see value in him playing redball cricket for physical conditioningVictoria has also named state captain Will Sutherland for the Second XI game as he continues to recover from a serious back injury bowling under restrictionsVictorian Second XI squad Will Sutherland c Austin Anlezark Liam Blackford Dylan Brasher Xavier Crone Harry Dixon Jai Lemire Reilley Mark Glenn Maxwell Jon Merlo David Moody Doug WarrenThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever