Australia's Glenn Maxwell believes Hampshire team-mate and England young gun James Vince could be the country's next great batsman.

Speaking with ecb.co.uk, Maxwell, who has returned to Hampshire for a second stint throughout the Australian winter, identified Vince as an exceptional talent, and believes it is only a matter of time before the 23-year-old is representing England.

“I don’t think he has a full potential at the moment - he is scratching the surface of what he can achieve,” Maxwell said.

“He’s an absolute superstar. I remember the first time I saw him when I first came to Hampshire two years ago and just saw an unbelievable talent.

“I’ve never seen a guy time the ball as he does. He’s just so smooth and elegant.

“He’s showing this season how good he actually is but I’m sure there is more of him to come and I’m sure he’s going to be playing for England at some stage soon.”

Vince made 240 for Hampshire only last week, building spectacularly upon his four consecutive 50-plus scores through the back-end of May.

Maxwell says the pair discuss the game regularly, as well as hitting the golf course just as often.

“We’ve been good mates since day one,” Maxwell said. "He’s a good guy to talk to. We talk a bit about cricket and we play a bit of golf together.

“He’s one of the reasons I wanted to come back to Hampshire and play, because he’s a great guy.”

Fresh from earning the Most Valuable Player award at the recently compelted Indian Premier League, Maxwell also reflected on his amazing experience on the subcontinent.

“It was a bit full-on at the start,” he said.

“I became a little bit of a cult hero amongst the Punjab fans. It was amazing to see the response I was getting from the crowd and the signs that were going up around the ground with 60-70,000 people.

“It was pretty amazing. Most international players don’t get to have that in India. It was all positive and a super experience in my life.”