Thursday 4 June 2009

Symonds Sent Home

Andrew Symonds, the Aussie allrounder, has been sent home from the Twenty20 World Cup squad.

Apparently he has again managed to seriously breach team rules. You would think that he had learned his lesson after being left out of the test test squad to play the Ashes, but i guess not.

"The decision has been made after Andrew, in the last 24 to 48 hours, has broken a number of team rules," says James Sutherland, the Cricket Australia chief executive.

"In isolation those breaches are not significant but in the context of the commitment that Andrew has made to his team mates and Cricket Australia over the last six to 12 months they are the final straw."

Australian skipper Ricky Ponting said "He has let himself down, his team mates down and Cricket Australia down. There is no doubting his credentials as a player but there are a number of his own commitments that he has broken over the last 24 or 48 hours."

What has he done this time? Alcohol related issues have been cited. Not the first time for him then.

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