Bailey said he has seen Maxwell keep wickets and feels the 37-year-old has natural ability behind the stumps.
“I’ve seen him do it. He’s a natural; he did it when he was younger. We’ve been in World Cups with one player (briefly) in positions. It always feels like you’ve got to give something up,” Bailey told the website cricket.au.
“It’s the balance between those types of day-to-day injuries where a player might only miss one (match), versus a more serious injury, and how long that is, and can you carry someone?” the former Australian captain asked.
Inglis is the only specialist wicketkeeper included in Australia’s provisional squad for the T20 World Cup, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka from February 7 to March 9.
Matt Kuhnemann, Cooper Connolly can bowl in powerplay: Bailey
Bailey also highlighted the potential for left-arm spinner Matt Kuhnemann and spin-bowling all-rounder Cooper Connolly to operate within the powerplay, an option that Australia has rarely exploited in the past.
“[That] is something we haven’t done much traditionally. “I think both guys have those skills so you can create some space elsewhere to be able to line up certain bowlers and continue to keep Zamps (Zampa) in his space,” Bailey said.
Mitchell Marsh-led Australia are placed in Group B alongside Ireland, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka and Oman in the T20 World Cup. They will play all their group matches in Sri Lanka.
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