Justin Langer hopes Ponting can get Glenn Maxwell back to his best

Australia coach Justin Langer admitted the form of Glenn Maxwell was a worry ahead of a oneday series against England but said he hoped Ricky Pontings arrival into his backroom staff would be a boost to the talented ball striker Former Australia captain Ponting will combine his work as a commentator on the upcoming fivematch oneday international campaign with stints working alongside LangerMaxwell was twice dismissed in single figures by spinners during Australias warmup matches against Sussex and Middlesex Ponting was also Maxwells coach at the Delhi during this years T20 League But despite having one of Australia greatest batsmen in his corner the 29yearold Maxwell managed just 169 runs in 12 innings at an average of 14 Delhi fared little better finishing bottom of the points table following five wins in 14 gamesBut there is no denying the ability of Maxwell who has an ODI strikerate of 123 Asked following Australias 101run win over Middlesex at Lords on Saturday if Maxwell was a worry Langer answered He is But that said I have been super impressed with Glenn Maxwell his preparation has been literally outstandingI would be very surprised if he doesnt get a very big score very soon Theres been a lot of talk about Glenn Maxwell but I have been incredibly impressed with the way he goes about his business and even the way he has been batting in the nets Langer appointed after fellow former Test batsman Darren Lehmann resigned as coach following the Australian balltampering scandal in South Africa in March was sure Maxwell would eventually benefit from spending so much time with PontingHe has just had a couple of months with Punter Ponting in the IPL to have the influence of someone like Punter is gold Punter is joining us again tomorrow Sunday so if he Maxwell keeps preparing well and keeps trusting his preparation it is not far until he becomes an absolute star I think Hes got so much talentWorld champions Australia won their warmup fixtures but failed to post a total of 300 when batting first in both games a concern head of a series with 2019 World Cup hosts England that starts at The Oval on Wednesday Australia will want to atone for a 41 series loss at home to England now number one in the ODI rankings earlier this yearBut as well as being without two worldclass batsmen in former captain Steve Smith and his deputy David Warner who both received yearlong bans following the balltampering incident in Cape Town Australia are also missing their injured Asheswinning fastbowling trio of Mitchell Starc Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood As a result it will be a novice pace attack that confronts England with Kane Richardson 15 ODIs likely to be spearheading a bowling unit where Andrew Tye four Billy Stanlake two Jhye Richardson one and the uncapped Michael Neser will be vying for placesLanger said Queenslands Neser who moved with his family to the Gold Coast from his native South Africa aged 10 should not be discounted just because he was summoned as Hazlewoods replacement on the eve of a tour that also includes a lone Twenty20 internationalThe 28yearold Neser took three wickets in the two warmup matches including a stunning reflex caught and bowled against Middlesex One I am really impressed with is Michael Neser said Langer Neser also played a key role as the Adelaide Strikers won last years edition of Australias Bash Twenty20 tournament and was Queenslands leading wickettaker in the domestic OneDay CupThe coach added that Nesers determined attitude made him think of two other former Queensland pacemen who had to battle hard to be selected for Australia He reminds me a bit of Andy Bichel and Michael Kasprowicz Theyre just great people in the team always smiling and they just compete Hes a really good person to have in the team good competitor and could easily play in the first gameAlso Read Justin Langer Would Be Surprised If Ball Tampering Saga Led To CEOs ExitCatch up on all the latest T20 news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Except for the change in headline the story has been provided ASIS AS AVAILABLE without any verification or editing from our side Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever