Glenn Maxwell admits he can rub people up the wrong way and is not "everyone's cup of tea" and the disconnect between the maverick Victorian and Australian set-up has been laid bare by his shock axing from the one-day squad.

The selectors delivered their latest curveball of the summer by including Chris Lynn at the expense of Maxwell for five ODIs against England despite the Queenslander being unable to throw with his dominant hand due to a shoulder injury and battling a hamstring problem.

If that was not a sufficient slap for the 2015 World Cup winner, Australian captain Steve Smith gave the 29-year-old a smackdown, questioning how he trains.

There is a back story beyond the numbers as to why the all-rounder is on the outer 18 months out from the next World Cup and Smith alluded to it on Wednesday.