ICC World Cup 2023: Maxwell injured after falling from golf cart, dominated out Australia-England match

Australia batsman Glenn Maxwell has been ruled out of the World Cup clash against England on November 4 after he fell from a golf cart which resulted in concussion and facial bruising.

Maxwell was riding on the back of a golf cart after a round on Monday when he fell off.

“On transport back from the clubhouse to the team bus, where Glenn Maxwell got off the back of a cart, and suffered a minor concussion.

“So, he will go into concussion protocols for the next period of time, and unfortunately will miss the England game,” Australian head coach Andrew McDonald said.

The all-rounder is a key member of the Australian team as he shares spin duties with Adam Zampa while also playing a vital role in the middle order with the bat.

He smashed the fastest hundred in World Cup history — off 40 balls against the Netherlands — in Delhi last week.

This is Maxwell’s second freak injury in less than a year. Last November, he broke his leg at a birthday party in Melbourne and accordingly cricket.com.auhe has yet to fully recover from that.

The players enjoyed a round of golf having been given a week’s break between the New Zealand and England game. A substitution will not be needed, the head coach said.

“There will be no replacement as such. So he’ll go into like, it’s a six to eight day concussion protocol. So as I said, that takes into account the England game, which will be unavailable for that game.

“And then clearly within the squad, we have a couple of players who are becoming available in Marcus Stoinis and Cameron Green is available as well. So, we haven’t made that decision yet,” said McDonald.

In another freak injury, England wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow slipped while playing golf last year, ruling him out of the T20 World Cup, which his team eventually won.