Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has hinted at the desire to play Test cricket for his country once again. Test cricket has presented him with a bucket full of missed opportunities and unfulfilled potential. This is a man who has not played a Test in seven years, and just two first-class games in the last five, the last being against South Australia in July this year. With no spot being available in top six of Australia for the series against India, Maxwell says he is still nowhere near in the conversation for selection. To ESPNcricinfo, Maxwell told: "I think if I gave up on that Test dream now, I don't think I'd be doing justice to that younger Glenn Maxwell who was dying to put on the Baggy Green when he was a kid. And I think while there's still a glimmer of hope, I'll keep going for it." Maxwell Aims to Play Test for Australia Once Again Maxwell feels he has not lived up to the dream he has held since he was a kid. But he does hold some hope that he might get the opportunity to make it to the squad for the Sri Lanka tour in January. There has been a renewal of this hope, especially after the tight miss on playing XI during Australia's tour to Sri Lanka in 2022. Also Read | England’s Barmy Army Takes A Dig At Virat Kohli’s Pune First Inning Dismissal Maxwell said: "I think the hard thing with Test cricket is, when I grew up, that's all I wanted to do. I definitely got my chance at Test level a bit prematurely. It all happened really fast when I got my chance to debut. It was just a whirlwind. I had no idea what I was doing. I probably hadn't had the experience at first-class level that I would have liked." His first-class record shows as many as seven centuries in 69 games, and only one Test hundred scored in Ranchi. In fact, this record has been against him quite often with the selectors. Also, it has made way for continuous criticism about his capability at the Test level, which is frustrating for Maxwell. He said: "And then when I came back in 2017, I felt like I was a ready-made first-class cricketer and was really at peace with my game and where I was at. A lot of these things in Test cricket are timing. Adam Voges is probably the perfect example. He came in and he averaged 60-odd [61.87] in his Test career. He got his opportunity when he was at the top of this game. "I suppose the thing I'm proud about in my Test career - I was able to sort of fight back at different times, get back in squads and be really resilient that way."