Andrew Symonds may become freelance Twenty20 specialist, gets flooded with offers

According to Symonds' agent, Matt Fearon, the player was struggling in recent times to cope with the regimented team guidelines and was extremely upset with Cricket Australia's decision to send him home.

Fearson said Symonds met with Michael Brown, Cricket Australia's chief operating officer, in Brisbane on Monday, where he was informed he would not be offered another central contract.

However, the wayward yet extremely talented all-rounder has overcome the disappointment and is setting new goals, Fearon said.

According to Fearon, Symonds, who turns 34 today and is expected to announce his retirement from international cricket on Wednesday, is mulling to project himself as the world's first freelance Twenty20 specialist player and could feasibly participate in four domestic 20-over tournaments across the globe next year, including England's P20 competition.

"The thing he has learned in the last few months is that he loves playing his cricket, and he loves playing it with people he fits in with. The Twenty20 route is an option, but there are still a lot of unknowns. I suppose Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist have demonstrated that you can be successful in Twenty20 cricket for a long time. That might be something he wants to concentrate on," Fearon said.