Sydney, Oct 25: In his new book to be released next week, former Australian wicket keeper has elaborated on his loveless relationship with his former teammate Shane Warne, saying he was “hurt” at being called an "a . . . licker" by the legendary spinner.
The incident happened in a Sheffield Shield match in the late 1990s when Warne mercilessly sledged the wicketkeeper in an incident, which Gilchrist has never forgotten.
Melbourne: Former renowned Aussie leg spinner, Shane Warne, had criticized ex-teammate Andrew Symonds for showing disrespect to the national side and urged him to come back as a “better person” in the future. The former leggie said that in the absence of senior players like Ponting and Hayden from the squad, Symonds should have come forward to support his one-time best buddy Micheal Clarke.
Australian spinner Shane Warne criticized all-rounder Andrew Symonds for not attending the important team meeting in Darwin. He said that Symond has shown disrespect toward the team with his ‘gone fishing’ episode.
He urged him to mend his ways and serve the Australian team for the national interest. He also repeated his support for his one-time best friend Michael Clarke, as most of the senior members of the team like Ricky Ponting and Matthew Hayden are not playing in the proposed series.