Glenn Maxwell will need to search for his white pads as he pushes for a Sheffield Shield appearance with a rare second XI game for Victoria next week.

Maxwell will be joined by state captain Will Sutherland at the Junction Oval on Monday for a four-day clash against Queensland, which will come before a potential Shield appearance against New South Wales at the MCG the following Sunday.

The lower level game looms as a key appearance in the 35-year-old’s bid to play his first Test match since 2017, with Australian selectors interested in picking Maxwell for February’s tour of Sri Lanka.

Maxwell, who has only played two professional red-ball matches since the end of 2019, told this masthead in August he was eager to prove he could get his body through four consecutive days of cricket.

He said he was still dealing with pain from the broken leg he suffered at a friend’s 50th birthday in November 2022, which ultimately cost him a chance to play in the Test tour of India three months later.

“It would be great if I could get my body into a position where I can play over (in Sri Lanka), but as far as Shield cricket, I’m not sure how much they’ll 바카라사이트 take that into consideration, and whether or not I need to prove I can get through four days of cricket before I play Test cricket,” he said.