Melbourne, December 20: Former Australia Test all-rounder Andrew Symonds has revealed that he is no more in talking terms with one-time close mate and vice-captain Michael Clarke and their friendship is over in the wake of his tumultuous exit from the national team.
Clarke and Symonds were one of the closest friends in the national team following Australia’s tour of Bangladesh in 2006. But cracks in their friendship started to develop last year when Clarke was part of the leadership group that sent Symonds home for going fishing during a training camp in Darwin.
“I haven’t talked to Michael for a long time. I wouldn’t know what he’s up to,” Symonds was quoted as saying in the Sunday Telegraph.
Asked if he was still friends with Clarke, the 34-year-old Queenslander said, “No, I’m not. A lot of people have asked me what Michael is like.
–PTI