Symonds apologises for McCullum rant

Andrew Symonds on Sunday tendered a public apology for his lump of s**t jibe at New Zealands Brendon McCullum.

Andrew Symonds on Sunday tendered a public apology for his lump of s**t jibe at New Zealands Brendon McCullum. Symonds made the comments live on air on radio station network Triple M on Friday while taking a swipe at NSW for signing McCullum.

Reports said Symonds was out drinking prior to the six-minute radio interview but the apology referred mainly to McCullum.

I wish to sincerely apologise to Brendon McCullum for my comments during the radio interview with Roy and HG on Friday afternoon, the statement read.

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My comments no way reflect the respect that I have for McCullum both on and off the field. I understand how this has been received differently to the way in which I intended to express myself and for that I am extremely sorry. I wish Brendon nothing but success in his cricket and for the future.

CA General Manager of public affairs Peter Young said Chief Executive Michael Brown would on Tuesday listen to the audio file of Symonds radio rant and decide if explanation should be sought from the all-rounder. Ive sent the audio file to Michael Brown. He will listen to the tape on Tuesday and determine if anything needs to be done, said Young.

Australia captain Ricky Ponting said he was curious to hear Symonds views on the matter but indicated his teammate should have avoided such incidents. As for Symonds international future,Ponting was unequivocal that the Queenslander was a vital cog of the Australian team.

(Hes vital),in all three forms of game. He has been for us over last three or four seasons in one-day cricket and last two in Tests hes been a vital cog in our side, Ponting was quoted by the Australian Associated Press.