Maxwell praised for post-fine response

Glenn Maxwell has been praised for his response to being fined for "disrespectful" comments about a teammate and remains a chance to force his way into the Australia XI for the final Chappell-Hadlee match on Friday.

The allrounder was publicly rebuked by Australia skipper Steve Smith and fined for his comments about Australia and Victoria teammate Matthew Wade, where he lamented batting behind the wicketkeeper, his state captain.

Maxwell, Australia's reigning one-day international Player of the Year from January's Allan Border Medal ceremony, has had a year to forget – dropped for Australia's one-day tours of Sri Lanka and South Africa earlier this year and left on the sidelines for the opening two matches of the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy.

But Darren Lehmann today praised the way Maxwell has been around the group.

"He's been fantastic, full credit to him, the way he's handled it and the way he's been around the group and getting prepared to play each and every game," Bupa Support Team Head Coach Lehmann said.

"We've named the team quite late both times because we've only got down to the ground just before basically, so it's been a late call.

"He's missed out last minute and he's handled that really well.

"I'm really pleased the way he's gone about it, and I know the players are, the way he's dealt with it.

"For him, he's just got to be ready to play, as we say to all our squad members. If he gets his opportunity, away he goes."

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While Maxwell has been left on the outer, South Australian young gun Travis Head has taken his chance with back-to-back half-centuries in two thumping wins in Sydney and Canberra, where he also delivered seven overs of tidy off-spin to keep the Kiwis tied down.

With rain in Melbourne keeping both sides off the training track on Thursday, Lehmann said it would be another late call on Maxwell's inclusion where home ground knowledge could be a factor.

"Home track, he's a chance," Lehmann said. "Once we see the wicket we'll have a better idea. Everyone is a chance. "

While Maxwell's participation still remains clouded, it's full steam ahead for Australia's pace attack of Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins.

Starc and Hazlewood were today named in Australia's Test squad for the Commonwealth Bank Series opener in Brisbane on December 15 and Lehmann quashed suggestions they would be rested.

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"I would think they would be playing ... they've got to bowl some overs and get ready for Brisbane anyway," Lehmann said.

"And they're fine, they've pulled up ok so unless something happens in the next 24 hours, we expect them to play.

"I know the captain is quite keen for them to play."

While Starc and Hazlewood are Test certainties when fit, Lehman said there was no rush to get Cummins back into the Test arena.

The 23-year-old quick took a career best 4-41 in Canberra, regularly topping 150kph, while also used a clever change of pace to force Black Caps skipper Kane Williamson into an error that cost him his wicket.

As Cummins continues to impress with performances, Australia's coach – one member of the four-man selection panel – wants to see him transfer that success into the Sheffield Shield before Tests come on the agenda.

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"We're slowly slowly with him … it's exciting though isn't it," Lehmann said.

"Even Sydney, he was a bit wayward there obviously, but it's just exciting to see.

"Everyone's dream is to see Cummins, (James) Pattinson, Starc and Hazlewood all in the one side. That would be fantastic – it would be like the West Indies in the '80s.

"For him, it's a bit like make sure he gets through these three games, reassess what's going on, he's got Big Bash and then work out what we do from there.

"We've got one-dayers (a five-match series against Pakistan in January) and then get him some cricket somehow in the longer format.

"When you get someone like that that's coming back and just goes 'bang' like that with a performance in Canberra, you go 'Wow, we just want him in'.

"So you've got to sit back and work out what the best way to go about it is. It's very difficult when they're young, fast bowlers but god they're exciting to watch. I love watching them." 

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