Disappointed after losing his place in the Australian ODI squad, hard-hitting all-rounder Glenn Maxwell revealed that he is aiming to change the perceptions around him. In the last 20 matches, he failed to have a good outing and averaged a piddling 22. However, he is hoping for a return to the ODI squad ahead of the 2019 World Cup.

Reacting to the development, as quoted in cricket.co.au, Maxwell said, “I was extremely disappointed not to be in that one day side, but I completely understood the reasoning from Trevor Hohns that my last 20 ODIs haven’t been good enough. That was the phone call I received. You can’t really say too much to that. I’m sure there’s other stats that probably say that maybe I was a little bit stiff, but there’s stats that say it was my time to be left out. I can’t do too much about it now.”

He further elaborated, “I feel like I’ve been in good form this summer and I was hoping that would get me the nod. They (selectors) asked me to go away and make runs and I tried to pile them on. I tried to change certain things and change certain perceptions. I felt like I went a long way to doing that by being the leading run scorer (in the Shield) heading into Christmas.”

Maxwell concluded by stating the changes he had made, he said, “I feel like I’ve made big strides this summer, both technique-wise and mentally. Hopefully I can get on that plane to England and play over there and put my name forward for the 2019 World Cup.”