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According to Cricket.com.au, Maxwell sustained a concussion and facial bruising after encountering an accident while riding on the back of a golf cart after a round on Monday.
“In transporting back from the clubhouse to the team bus, where Maxwell come off the back of a cart, and has suffered a small concussion.
“So, he will go into concussion protocols for the next period of time, and will unfortunately miss the England game,” said Australia head coach Andrew McDonald while expaining the incident.
As a pivotal all-rounder for the Australian team, he handles spin responsibilities alongside Adam Zampa and is crucial in the middle-order batting lineup. Maxwell recently achieved the fastest World Cup century in history, achieving this feat off 40 balls against the Netherlands in Delhi.
This incident marks Maxwell’s second unexpected injury in less than a year. Nearly a year ago, he fractured his leg during a birthday celebration in Melbourne and has yet to completely recuperate from that setback.
The players were enjoying a round of golf having got a week’s break between the New Zealand and England game.
“There’ll be no replacement as such. So he’ll go into like, it’s six to eight days concussion protocol. So as I said, that takes into account the England game who will be unavailable for that game.
“And then clearly within the squad, we’ve got some players who become available in Marcus Stoinis and Cameron Green is available as well. So, we haven’t made that decision as yet,” said McDonald.
In a different unusual incident, England’s wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow suffered an injury while playing golf last year, forcing him to miss the T20 World Cup, which his team eventually triumphed in.
(With PTI inputs)
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