The hard-hitting batsman suffered a damaged tibula in his left leg within the incident and underwent surgical procedure earlier this month to reset the bone. He could also be sidelined for as much as three months.

A bed-ridden Maxwell stated in a video posted on Cricket Australia’s web site that his former schoolteacher had fallen on his leg once they each slipped over on a patch of moist synthetic grass of their pal’s small yard.

“One of my mates, who was also one of my schoolteachers, we were laughing about something and I pretended to chase him off somewhere,” stated the 34-year-old.

“I reckon we each took about three or 4 steps on the market, and each slipped on the similar time.

“I simply acquired my foot caught a little bit bit, and he fell, sadly at a very dangerous angle and landed straight on my leg.

Maxwell stated his leg “just snapped” and he heard and felt each a part of it.

“I was screaming a bit and he was like, ‘please tell me you’re joking, please tell me you’re joking’.” Maxwell revealed he lay susceptible within the yard for practically an hour for worry of creating the harm worse, with mates placing a tent over him to shelter him from rain earlier than driving him to hospital.

He was unable to sleep for 2 days whereas in agony. Apart from the break, Maxwell stated he had ruptured the syndesmosis ligaments in his foot.

Five years after the final of his seven exams, Maxwell had hoped to make use of the home summer time to construct his case for a recall in Australia’s check squad forward of their tour of India subsequent February and March.

“I would dearly love to be okay for that but I’m a slave to how my body recovers and how quickly I can, I suppose, get the strength back into it,” he stated.

Maxwell noticed a silver lining within the break, saying it had “refocused” him on getting match to extend his profession relatively than burning out from taking part in an excessive amount of.

“I think now I can … make sure that for the back end of my career, I’m fit, strong, healthy and hopefully in a better state for next year’s World Cup and all tournaments going forward,” he stated.