My 'Baggy Green' had fallen apart being left untouched in the carry bag: Glenn Maxwell

Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has revealed that his "Baggy Green" has completely fallen apart after being left untouched in a carry bag for the last few years.

Maxwell was added to the Australian Test squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against Sri Lanka, beginning on June 29. The 33-year-old returns to the longest version of the game for the first time in five years following a slew of injuries in the Aussie camp. The Australian camp has few injury concerns, with the latest one being the middle-order batter Travis Head. So Maxwell gets in as his cover.

In a cricket.com.au report, the Aussie revealed that his wife checked the condition of his baggy green cap this week, and there wasn't much good news on that front, and he's expecting to get a new one for the upcoming Test series.

"I didn't want to be presumptuous, and it turns out I'm glad I didn't bring it because it's completely disintegrated. So I'm going to have to get a new one for this Test tour. I'll look like a first-gamer out there," Glenn Maxwell as quoted by ESPN Cricinfo. 

The off-spinning all-rounder last played a Test match against Bangladesh at Chattogram in September 2017, which Australia won by seven wickets.

"My last Test was a win in Bangladesh, and [the cap] is full of all sorts of different things. It's stayed in the little bag that we get. I took it out last year and had a look at it, and it was deteriorating, though that's not a good sign. My wife took it out yesterday and said, 'I don't think I can bring this. It looked terrible, so think when I get home, I'll see if I can get it fixed up, but it's not looking great at the moment,"

Maxwell feels that being a spin-bowling all-rounder, he brings a lot of experience in these slow and spinning Asian conditions.

"I think I bring a lot of experience in these sorts of conditions and being able to tackle good spin bowling in tough conditions. It's something I pride myself on, having quick feet and being able to find a way through adversity in tough conditions,”

After scoring his only Test hundred against India in a tied affair at Ranchi, Maxwell looks forward to his return with an aim to bat for long periods.

"Looking back to 2017, being able to get a Test hundred in India is something I'm extremely proud and to be one of only a couple of people in the last decade to do that is something I'm hoping holds me in good stead for this as well," 

"So my game plan probably isn't going to change a whole lot; probably just going to be a little more time-consuming, being able to spend more time at the wicket without any run-rate pressure on, and I'm certainly looking forward to that opportunity to bat long periods of time," added Maxwell.

Maxwell pointed out that he's been batting well, and he's comfortable with where his game's at. He also noted that his footwork has been crisp.

"With the batting, I just feel really comfortable with where my game's at, been able to bat continually pretty well in these conditions, and my footwork has been reasonable crisp. Certainly looking forward to the next couple of weeks,"

Maxwell made his debut against India in the 2013 Border-Gavaskar series in Test cricket. So far in his Test career, Maxwell has played seven Tests. Each of his seven appearances have come in the Asian subcontinent conditions. 

It is to be noted that the all-rounder's last first-class appearance came back in 2019. He has scored 339 runs, including a century, at an average of 26.08 and, with the ball, has also claimed four wickets at an economy of 4.43. The Aussie cricketer will be hoping to get a place in the playing XI for the first Test starting June 29.