Glenn Maxwell calls demotion to No.7 in Australia batting order 'pretty valid'

Maxwell was voted as Australia's T20I men's player of the year at the Australian Cricket Awards on Sunday, and confessed he thought the decision was the right one...

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Allrounder Glenn Maxwell has backed the decision to move him down Australia's batting order during their two recent ODI series against South Africa and India.

The demotion received widespread criticism from the media, but head coach Justin Langer defended the move saying: "That it is his best spot in our team for us at the moment and we'll flick him in (earlier) every now and then when we need a little cameo."

Maxwell was voted as Australia's T20I men's player of the year at the Australian Cricket Awards on Sunday, and confessed he thought the decision was the right one.

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Glenn Maxwell was voted Australia's T20I men's player of the year

"The way that we're setting up, I don't think I'm wasted," the 28-year-old said. "The way we were trying to set up our team, it was pretty valid.

"I hadn't done enough to warrant a place in the top four or five, and I missed my opportunities.

"That comes down to me as a player. I genuinely missed my opportunities to play well for my country and play well for my spot.

"They gave me two opportunities to bat second drop before the England ODI series and unfortunately I didn't make the most of it, and I found myself back down the order.

"That can be how the game goes sometimes."

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