Maxwell axed by Aussies after Wade spray

Glenn Maxwell was left out of Australia's ODI against the Black Caps in Sydney after his public spray of teammate Matthew Wade.

Maxwell and fellow all-rounder James Faulkner were left out when skipper Steve Smith named his XI at the toss on Sunday.

"This is our best XI", he said.

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Maxwell on Saturday was fined an undisclosed sum by the Australian team leadership for his dig at Victorian captain and national one-day teammate Wade.

Smith confirmed the explosive allrounder had been reprimanded after this week describing as "painful" being forced to bat below wicketkeeper Wade in the Bushrangers' batting order during recent Sheffield Shield matches.

While Smith couldn't hide his disappointment, he said it wouldn't affect Maxwell's chances of being selected to take on the Kiwis.

"I was disappointed in his comments and I've expressed that to him myself," Smith said.

"I spoke to the team and one of our values is respect - having respect for your teammates and your opposition, fans, your media. And I thought what he said was very disrespectful to a teammate and his Victorian captain.

"So the leadership group got together and we decided to fine Glenn. We thought that was sufficient punishment."

Maxwell received support from retired quick Mitchell Johnson who tweeted: "A fine, really!! Should be batting in front of a wicketkeeper considering he is a batsman. He was only being honest right??"

The fine was meted out by the Australian team itself, not team management or Cricket Australia.

Maxwell made the comments after he was made to twice come in below Wade at No.6 in the Victorian batting order during Shield clashes last month with Queensland and NSW.

He said it had affected his chances of being selected for the recent Adelaide Test, however coach Darren Lehmann on Friday said he was never in contention and needed to score more runs.

Smith was forced to broker peace talks between Wade and Maxwell and was insistent the squad had moved on.

While the Australians are adamant the saga will not affect his future in the national set-up, it remains to be seen how it will influence his spot in Victoria.

Before this season, Maxwell requested a release to join NSW however was reportedly blocked.

Smith said Wade was disappointed in the saga but the team had vowed to move on, with their one-day world No.1 ranking on the line in the series against the Black Caps.

"(Maxwell) is available for selection so the selectors will weigh up what's the best team for tomorrow," Smith said.

"He was a little bit shattered with what he said. I don't think he thought the words came out the way they actually did."

Australia: David Warner, Aaron Finch, Steve Smith (c), George Bailey, Mitchell Marsh, Travis Head, Matthew Wade (wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.

New Zealand: Tom Latham, Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson (c), Jimmy Neesham, Colin Munro, Colin de Grandhomme, BJ Watling, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult.

with AAP