Andrew's just a show off in the wrong way - especially in cricket.

Played a lot of bush cricket in the old days, and though our pressed up snow white cricket togs got filthy red in no time on typical Dalwallinu district red clay pitches, our wives and mothers made us all dress the same and look the same as we first walked onto the pitch.

One certainly wouldn't get away with a Symond's hair-do, neither.

Only wish the silly bugger doesn't wake up. Even his mates should give him a bit of a hint know and again.

Cheers from BB, a sporting boozing temperamental
silly old bastard

I agree that sports people shouold play sport and not necessarily be role models. They're good at hitting, throwing or kicking something, not being sqeaky clean. However, that really isn't the issue here.

Symonds clearly isn't that motivated to play for Australia. Perhaps he's growing up and realising that there's more to life than cricket. Even so, he signed a contract with clauses that require him to behave in a certain way. If he breaches the contract he gets punished, as with other types of contract.

He's not a great loss to the Aussie cricket team from a playing perspective. A bit like Hayden, he made his name playing against second-rate test sides, and has been found wanting when the good ones come along.