By IANS
Melbourne : Andrew Symonds, who is at the centre of a race row, will have his on field behaviour scrutinised by Cricket Australia (CA), the media reported Friday.
The all rounder was Tuesday blamed by Justice John Hansen for instigating an ugly spat with Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh that almost forced the visitors to abandon its tour.
Symonds will soon meet CA chief executive James Sutherland to explain his actions.
“Absolutely, we will take the opportunity to talk at the right time to Andrew and other players and the players as a group about some of the circumstances and some of the things that are reported in the judgment,” Sutherland was quoted as saying by the Herald Sun.
In a bid to soften any public backlash towards Symonds, CA Thursday made a point of handing out copies of the players’ Spirit of Cricket pact before Sutherland’s media conference in the hope of proving the team is committed to tough but fair cricket.
In his evidence to Justice Hansen, Symonds had said there was no room for friendship on the field, prompting a terse response from the appeals chairman.
“Andrew Symonds is a brilliant cricketer. He is a tough, uncompromising cricketer in terms of the way he plays the game,” Sutherland said.
“He plays the game like most Australians are brought up to play. (But) … there are some things for him to reflect on.”