Glenn Maxwell has sorted out his mental health issues and now isn’t as much fazed by the short deliveries ahead of his comeback for Australia.

Maxwell will travel to South Africa to play the ODIs and T20Is for the first time since the ICC World Cup 2019. He had taken a break from cricket owing to anxiety and has returned to cricket in the Big Bash League 2019-20.

He told ESPNCricInfo, “I think I've shown during this BBL that it doesn't really faze me that much at the moment. I know that in one-day cricket you get a few extra bumpers an over, that's fine. But it was probably something I did need to address, and when you have so much scrutiny it can be quite wearing on you. You're trying hard, trying to find a way to fix it.”

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“I was well aware that I felt confident against the short ball, I knew I kept on getting out but I felt confident against it, so it was sort of a Catch-22 when you try to take it on and get out to it. I just feel like I'm a bit better at being able to deal with it, choosing which ones to score off and which ones to play, and that does come back to being a bit more still and being able to make a more calculated decision at the crease,” he added.

The all-rounder discussed his strategy to play the short ball and not make a big fuss about it. He is sure of getting some fiery bouncers from the South African pacers in home conditions but he looks ready to face all of that and come out on top.

The 31-year-old said, “It is probably as simple as getting back to trying to be as still as possible. There might still be some movements but there's not as big a pre-movement, there's not as much anxiety around trying to get me off the mark or get into the game, it's just being a bit calmer and just remembering the sole focus is to watch the ball and deal with it as best you can.”

Australia’s tour to South Africa will begin with the T20I series on February 21.

(Inputs from ESPNCricInfo)