Glenn Maxwell will need a new baggy green if selected for Sri Lanka Test

The allrounder hasn't played a Test match since September 2017 and his original cap is "absolutely destroyed"

Glenn Maxwell will need a new baggy green cap if he is selected for Australia’s upcoming Test match against Sri Lanka after his original cap disintegrated.

The allrounder made his Test debut against India in Hyderabad in March 2013 and has featured in seven red-ball internationals, scoring 339 runs and taking eight wickets.

He hasn’t featured for the Test side since September 2017 – a seven-wicket win over Bangladesh, nor has he played a first-class match since October 2019.  

^{Maxwell's cap in pristine condition earlier in his career [Ryan Pierse/Getty Images]}

However,  he could be in line for a surprise recall for the first Test in Galle with Travis Head struggling with a hamstring injury.

Addressing his baggy green, Maxwell said: "I took it out last year and had a look at it and it was deteriorating, and I thought 'that’s not a good sign'.

"My wife took it out this week and it had completely fallen apart. She said, 'I don’t think I can bring this,' it looked terrible.

"Unfortunately, when it goes in the kit bag and it’s wet, it doesn’t dry that well when you leave it in the bag. It’s absolutely destroyed."

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