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Glenn Maxwell was again left out of the Australian side for the second one-dayer against New Zealand at Manuka Oval on Tuesday.



Maxwell and spinner Adam Zampa did not warm up with the squad on the pitch and bowled to each other in the nets at the Canberra ground.



Allrounder James Faulkner came in for Zampa on what was predicted to be a high-scoring pitch that does not offer much for the spinners.



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Maxwell was left out of Sunday’s first ODI after his outspoken comments about team-mate Matthew Wade.



The Black Caps made one change following their first up loss with Lockie Ferguson, who made his international debut in Sydney, dropped for Tim Southee.



The toss was won by New Zealand captain Kane Williamson, who elected to bowl first, after it had been held up by light drizzle which had been falling for most of the day.

Darren Lehmann’s under-pressure side made an emphatic start to the Chappell-Hadlee series on Sunday in Sydney, running out 68-run winners thanks to a Steve Smith ton.

Middle order batsman Travis Head’s important half-century helped steer the Australians out of trouble and his knock has become a roadblock to Maxwell’s return to the side.



Head’s 52 off 60 balls was vital in the context of Australia’s innings on Sunday as he and Smith came together at 4-94 before putting on 127 for the fifth wicket.



It was Head’s second ODI half-century and he described it as his best international performance to date.

There is a growing belief the 22-year-old South Australian captain is beginning to come into his own and his Sheffield Shield ton against Victoria has earned special praise from Smith.

“I felt comfortable in my 13 games; it’s just a matter of getting a score,” Head said.

“I’ve said that about the 12 previous games – I want to win games of cricket for Australia. I want to be there at the end. I wasn’t able to do that yesterday but I was able to contribute to a win which was satisfying, Hopefully tomorrow, it’s a not-out or a really big score.”