As the SCG wicket is expected to help the spinners, Glenn Maxwell says he was ready to play the role of frontline spinner for Australia in World Cup semifinal against India. Australia do not have a regular spinner in their ranks as they heavily rely on their pacers. “I’ve taken a couple of wickets this tournament which has been nice, and I feel like I’ve been doing the job that Michael Clarke has been asking of me,” Maxwell said. “I had a chat with John Davison (Australian spin bowling coach) and he said my shape was looking really good.
It’s starting to become a bit more of a frontline spinner’s action and not so much just a run-stopping option but becoming semi-threatening, compared to just going and putting the ball on a tee,” Maxwell told the Australian media. Maxwell said in the recent past he has developed into a good spin option for his side. “I think after that UAE series against Pakistan last year I worked out a few things with my bowling. As soon as I came back to Australia I worked really hard on it and I felt like I was starting to get signs of what I wanted to do with my off-spin and what other coaches had been looking for me to do,” he said.