MELBOURNE: Content with the money he
is making at the Indian Premier League, troubled Australian all-rounder Andrew
Symonds says he has no desire to return to international cricket as he doesn’t
want to be tied down by rules and regulations again.

“No. Not at
all,” he said, when asked if he wanted to give another shot at making a comeback
to the national side, from which he was dumped early this year.

“It’s the most content I’ve been since the last couple of years of
my international career. There were some tricky and sticky moments in those last
couple of years and now I’ve got no-one to directly answer to and not have to
worry about rules and regulations.

“I feel really free and am just
enjoying life and being with the people I want to be with and doing the things
I’ve wanted to do for however long,” he was quoted as saying by ‘The Daily
Telegraph’.

The 34-year-old’s Cricket Australia contract was torn
off earlier this year and he has since restricted himself to off and on
appearances for his state side Queensland.

“I’ve been at home and
enjoying being at home, fishing, crabbing, seeing my mates, sleeping in my own
bed,” he said.

“I haven’t been able to do that for quite a few
years. So I’m just enjoying being at home for an extended period of time and
doing what I want to do when I want to do it and being able to spend time with
people I haven’t been able to spend a lot of time with over the last however
many years,” he said.

The imposing all-rounder, whose international
career was marred by alcohol-related indiscretions, plays for reigning champions
Deccan Chargers in the IPL and says he is happy strutting his stuff in the
slam-bang version.

“I don’t see any point of me playing the longer
version. I’m not looking to play state cricket, I’m not looking to play
international cricket, I’m looking to play the shortest version so I can enjoy
that and pay the bills through that,” he said.

“I’ll retire when
I’ve had enough, whether that’s after this next IPL or whether that’s a couple
of years down the track. I’ve no real idea yet how I’ll feel towards
retirement,” he added.

Symonds said he would be glad to share his
experience with the younger generation of cricketers.

“I’m there for
these young blokes if they want to ask me questions or they want to learn about
what to do and what not to do and when to have a good time and when to hang back
a bit. That’s up to them,” he said.