Border wants soul searching from Maxwell

Cricket great Allan Border has called on Glenn Maxwell to "get himself sorted" as he fights to earn a national recall and win back the trust of his peers.

Border concedes he's a huge fan of Maxwell, but has questioned whether the so-called 'Big Show' has himself to blame for seemingly being on the outer with selectors.

Maxwell was forced to carry the drinks as Australia regained the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy with emphatic victories over New Zealand in the opening two one-day internationals of the summer.

The all-rounder could yet play in the third match at the MCG on Friday, with Australian captain Steve Smith and coach Darren Lehmann claiming they've moved on from Maxwell's controversial comments about his Victorian captain and national teammate Matthew Wade.

But Border believes that Maxwell needs to do some soul searching after digging a hole for himself.

"Obviously there's some dramas happening in Victoria and with Glenn Maxwell himself," Border said on Fox Sports' Inside Cricket.

"Maybe he's got to sit down and reassess where he's at: Is he the problem, or is he the one causing all the issues?

"And once he sorts all that, he's too good a player to be sitting on the sidelines. We haven't seen the best of him, particularly in red-ball cricket.

"He's got the potential to play Test cricket (again) down the line somewhere but he's got to get himself sorted out.

"Now if that means a move, he should do it and just start afresh somewhere else."

Maxwell had been linked to a move to NSW, but former Blues skipper Brad Haddin isn't sold on the idea.

"I think (the) Victorians might have lost a little bit of trust in him, to be perfectly honest," Haddin said.

"So I think he needs to sit down to see if they can work it out together.

"I don't think NSW is the fit for him. He'll be behind (Kurtis) Patterson, (Nic) Maddinson and even Peter Nevill (in the batting order).

"So I don't think that's going to solve his problem."