Glenn Maxwell set to return to action after long injury layoff

Australian allrounder Glenn Maxwell could be priming himself for Sheffield Shield action after assessing his fitness during a weekend club cricket fixture on his return from a grievous leg injury suffered last yearMaxwell fractured his left fibula at a friends birthday party days after Australia made a premature exit from the ICC T20 World Cup at home in NovemberThe 34yearold whiteball specialist is set to play his first competitive match in more than than three months over the weekend which could clear his path to playing for Victoria in the Marsh Sheffield Shield clash against South Australia next weekWhen Maxwell got injured he was bracing up for his maiden Shield match in three years to further his claim to be in the squad for the ongoing fourTest BorderGavaskar Trophy in IndiaMaxwell will play for club side FitzroyDoncaster on Saturday following which he will have a fitness test If cleared he will turn out in Mondays Shield fixture against South Australia at Junction OvalAlso readIndia vs Australia Pat Cummins amp Co eye capital gainsTo bring a player of Glenns calibre into the squad is exciting he has a fantastic record in Shield cricket and its a shame he hasnt been able to play more of it Cricket Victorias head of male cricket David Hussey was quoted as saying by cricketcomauSpeculation is that Maxwell who has signed up to play for Birmingham Bears in Englands T20 Blast and London Spirit in The Hundred could still tour India for the three ODIs in March scheduled after the Test seriesVictoria coach Chris Rogers said Maxwells return would be great for his sideFor us Victoria he wants to play thats the most important thing He hasnt played a lot of it firstclass cricket and I know he loves it when he does playBut equally he brings some more leadership in this young group and for our younger guys to be playing with him thats excellent for them added RogersThis 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