<p>"I'm not an alcoholic. I've been diagnosed as a binge drinker. I'd go out and drink too much, too fast," Symonds revealed in an interview with 'Nine Network'.<br /><br />"I'm not proud of the times that I've drunk too much and been rude to someone or broken team rules," the burly Queenslander said.<br /><br />Symonds was called back home from the Twenty20 World Cup in England and Cricket Australia dumped him from its central contract for an alcohol-related indiscretion.<br /><br />He had undergone rehabilitation before being picked for the Twenty20 World Cup. That was after he missed team meetings, turned up drunk for a match and had been involved in drunken brawls among other controversies.<br /><br />Looking back, the 34-year-old says he is glad to be free of the pressure.<br /><br />"Now I'm out of that environment, that won't happen anymore for those people in that team and for me," he said.</p>
<p>"I'm not an alcoholic. I've been diagnosed as a binge drinker. I'd go out and drink too much, too fast," Symonds revealed in an interview with 'Nine Network'.<br /><br />"I'm not proud of the times that I've drunk too much and been rude to someone or broken team rules," the burly Queenslander said.<br /><br />Symonds was called back home from the Twenty20 World Cup in England and Cricket Australia dumped him from its central contract for an alcohol-related indiscretion.<br /><br />He had undergone rehabilitation before being picked for the Twenty20 World Cup. That was after he missed team meetings, turned up drunk for a match and had been involved in drunken brawls among other controversies.<br /><br />Looking back, the 34-year-old says he is glad to be free of the pressure.<br /><br />"Now I'm out of that environment, that won't happen anymore for those people in that team and for me," he said.</p>