New details have emerged surrounding Glenn Maxwell's concussion as the Australian team grapples with the loss of the mercurial batter for its clash with England.
A Cricbuzz report claims Maxwell and other players stayed back for speeches after a round of golf at a clubhouse.
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However, instead of walking the 300 metres back to the team bus, the team hired golf carts for the short journey — but there wasn't enough room for all to be seated.
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The report states that Maxwell jumped on the back of a cart before slipping and suffering a concussion.
It's understood the all-rounder is recovering well, however, it's a setback for the Australian team, with Maxwell in fine form at the tournament.
Australian coach Andrew McDonald said Maxwell had been "honest" about how the incident unfolded and the all-rounder "could have been a lot worse than it currently is."
"In transporting him back from the clubhouse to the team bus, Glenn Maxwell came off the back of a car and has suffered a small concussion, so he will go into concussion protocols for the next period of time and will unfortunately miss the England game," McDonald added.
"There'll be no replacement (in the squad) as such, he'll go into six to eight days concussion protocol. So they said that takes into account the England game, he'll be unavailable for that game. And then clearly within the squad we've got some players who become available Marcus Stoinis, Cameron Green's there available as well, but we haven't made that decision as yet.
"The guys were ferried off on carts. Glenn and a few other players jumped on the back of carts and unfortunately he lost his grip on the way back to the team bus and sustained that injury. Over the last couple of days he's been assessed.
"We feel as though it'll be a relatively straightforward return to play protocol with where he's at at the moment."
Cricket Australia's concussion protocols will see the allrounder miss Saturday's game with England in Ahmedabad. He has not been replaced in the squad and Australian team officials are hopeful he will return for the team's remaining games in the tournament.
Australia has won four of its six matches and is in the fourth and final semi-final place. It has two matches to play after the England game.
Maxwell broke his left leg while at a birthday party in Melbourne in November last year, an injury from which he is still recovering.
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