Symonds confused over Cricket Australia’s IPL ‘trick shot’
Peter English
25-Feb-2013
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News Limited papers say Cricket Australia has gagged Andrew Symonds from writing his Sunday column, but they carry a lengthy interview with the allrounder instead. He is annoyed with the body’s stance on the Indian Premier League.
"Right now a lot of the boys in the Australian side are excited about maybe taking part in the IPL,” Symonds says. "But we can't quite work out what's going on with the chiefs at Cricket Australia, who seem to be trying to run interference by putting up a heap of red tape. To be brutally honest, as players we just can't understand the stance they've taken. We're all keen to have a hit if the tour of Pakistan gets called off, but Cricket Australia have played what looks like a bit of a trick shot.”
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Peter English is former Australasia editor of ESPNcricinfo