Ind v Aus: Maxwell believes Australia is much closer to matching India than what series scoreline suggests
The HinduGlenn Maxwell feels Australia was “outstanding” in the first two Tests against India, barring the one self-destructing session in Delhi on day three. It’s bloody difficult over there - it’s not an easy place to play, it’s so foreign for us, but I feel like, apart from a couple of little moments, we’ve been in the fight, we’ve been matching India at different times, and they’ve shown a lot of fight,” Maxwell told the Sydney Morning Herald. “At the start of day three, I thought we were well ahead in the game, and to be ahead of India at any stage of a Test match over there is a sign we’re doing the right things, it’s just doing it for a little bit longer,” he said. “After the World Cup last year, I was pretty cooked, and it’s never nice to have a break of this magnitude, but it’s also not the worst timing to have a little bit of time away from the game, and I did spend most of it in rehab, physio and gym sessions, but it was a nice little refresher.