Maxi Test snub odd, says Lynn
HE’S out to impress national selectors but Chris Lynn has still questioned their “odd” omission of Glenn Maxwell for the Test series against Pakistan.
Lynn is aiming for a return to the national ODI team this summer, with the 2019 World Cup looming, after recovering from shoulder issues.
He cut short his Caribbean Premier League Twenty20 stint to stake a national claim, taking up Queensland’s captaincy for the domestic one-day campaign starting against Maxwell’s Victoria in Townsville on Sunday.
While Lynn hopes to turn selectors’ heads, he may have already got their attention with his reaction to Maxwell’s snub for next month’s series against Pakistan in UAE.
Lynn, 28, said he felt sorry for Maxwell and described the omission as “weird”.
“There are no bad selections,” he said of coach Justin Langer’s 15-strong Test squad. “But I guess when someone who played the last Test doesn’t get a look-in, I find it a little bit weird.
“That (Maxwell) is probably the decision I thought was unluckiest — I feel sorry for him.
“Not every coach is suited to Maxi. He’s got strong opinions. (But) he scored plenty of runs and also turned down opportunities to play overseas to build up for this Test series, so it’s a little bit odd.”
Lynn, who has played one ODI and 10 international T20s, still hopes to get on the selectors’ good side for the 2019 World Cup in the UK.
He aims to return to the national side for the ODI series against South Africa and India at home this summer before the World Cup campaign starts in June.
“I have to score as many runs as possible and try to knock the door down for selection,” he said. “This (domestic one-day series) is a stepping stone to hopefully getting back to that (ODI team).”