CRICKET NEWS:AUSTRALIA ALL-ROUNDER Andrew Symonds' international career appears over after he was sent home from the Twenty20 World Cup due to an "alcohol-related incident".

Symonds, 34 next week, was due to fly back to Australia at the first opportunity after contravening the self-imposed guidelines set upon his return to the green and gold ranks earlier this year.

Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland termed the development, which included more than one breach in the past few days, as the “final straw” yesterday.

His disciplining is the latest in a string of career indiscretions, including being banned for two matches during the 2005 Ashes tour for turning up for a one-day international against Bangladesh in Cardiff inebriated.

“There are a number of his own commitments that he has broken over the last 24-48 hours,” said Australia captain Ricky Ponting.

“They are not anything we forced upon him, they were his own commitments.

“There was more than one thing that happened and, from me, I think it’s best just leaving it at that.”