Australia lose Maxwell for New Zealand T20s after freak net blow | Sports

SYDNEY, Sept 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - All-rounder Glenn Maxwell was on Tuesday ruled out of this week's T20 series in New Zealand after breaking his arm in a freak accident during net training. Maxwell had his arm fractured by a shot from big-hitting batsman Mitchell Owen while bowling in the nets at Mount Maunganui, said Cricket Australia. Matthew Short was in the adjoining net when Maxwell was struck. "I saw it out of the corner of my eye," Short told cricket.com.au. "I saw (Owen) smoked it and then the aftermath. It hit Maxi on the wrist. It didn't sound good. "(Owen) is not the guy you want to be bowling to in T20 training, that's for sure." Maxwell will be...