All-rounder Glenn Maxwell has decided to turn his back on the lucrative Indian Premier League next year and play a full season of English county cricket in a bid to regain his spot in the Australian Test side.
Maxwell will join up with former Australia Test opener Joe Burns and his former World Cup-winning team mate James Faulkner at Lancashire, and play all three formats with the county side.
“This is a pretty clear sign I still want to play Test cricket,” Maxwell told Melbourne’s Herald Sun newspaper on Wednesday.
“To knock back a chance to play IPL was a big decision, and a tough decision. It’s not something you make lightly, but the thought of playing Test cricket again still burns deep.
“I desperately want to get back out there and I still think I have a lot to offer the Australian Test team.”
Tim Paine’s Australia are 1-0 down in the four-Test series against India after losing by 31 runs in Adelaide on Monday. The second Test starts in Perth on Friday.
