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Cricket: Another freak injury keeps Maxwell out of T20s against New Zealand

# Cricket: Experienced Australian allrounder Glenn Maxwell will miss the T20 series in New Zealand after breaking his arm in ‘n freak accident. He was hit by a shot from batter Mitchell Owen while bowling in the nets. Thirty-six-year-old Maxwell is prone to bizarre injuries. He fractured his leg when a friend fell on it during a party in 2022, and sustained concussion when falling off a golf cart the next year. Wicketkeeper-batter Josh Philippe will replace him in the squad for the three T20s.