Australia head coach Andrew McDonald had to issue a strict warning to Glenn Maxwell as the all-rounder ended up in a hospital after partying through the night.

According to multiple Australian media reports, Maxwell had gone to a Brett Lee concert and collapsed backstage in an incident that involved alcohol.

Speaking to SEN, McDonald said Maxwell needed to learn a lesson from this incident and look after himself.

"I've spoken to Glenn, had a good chat with him yesterday around the incident," the coach stated.

"Him looking after himself needs to be a consideration moving forward. We've given him the opportunity to rest and rehab in that period of time and I suppose the lessons for him around that would be to take up his end of the bargain in that space and take care of himself,” he further added.

This is not the first time that Glenn Maxwell has landed himself in trouble. In 2022, he suffered a broken left fibula in a horrific mishap during a friend's birthday party. The injury required urgent surgery and an extended rehabilitation period.

However, Maxwell made a memorable comeback to the Australian team as he played a key role in the team’s 2023 World Cup triumph.

The Australian coach acknowledged Maxwell’s impact, citing that the latter was one of the key members of the side and needed to take care of himself.

"We want to see Glenn Maxwell playing cricket for the next three to four years for Australia. Can he get to the next World Cup in 2027 in South Africa? Who knows. But he's a key player in our white-ball formats. When he is out there we're a far better team and on the back of that horrific injury that he did have, there's going to be some management things that are put in place around him,” McDonald said.

"But we want Glenn Maxwell playing for Australia for as long as he can. We're going to have to do our end and Glenn is no doubt going to have to hold up his end of the bargain,” he reiterated.

On a lighter note, McDonald said it was an honest mistake from Maxwell and he was grateful that no harm came out of it.

"All the information he's given, he's had a few drinks and clearly the night has ended the way that it did and that's less than ideal from his perspective and our perspective. It's an honest mistake. He needs to obviously have a look at what he's doing at his end and is that the right thing to be doing at that time? Thankfully there's no harm out of it. He's well now,” McDonald said.

"That's the other thing to consider in these instances, yes you can point the finger but there's a duty of care from our end and he's doing well and he looks as though he'll return to play in that West Indies series in those T20 games which we're excited for,” he concluded.