25/11/2008 3:15 PM
All-rounder Andrew Symonds will learn on Wednesday morning whether his latest off-field controversy will see his multi-million dollar contract torn up.
Cricket Australia's general manager of cricket operations Michael Brown spent Tuesday interviewing witnesses to the incident at the Normanby Hotel in Brisbane which has left Symonds in more hot water.
Brown will file a report to CA chief executive James Sutherland on Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning.
Symonds will then be asked to explain his actions to Sutherland, who will also speak directly to captain Ricky Ponting and coach Tim Nielsen. Both Ponting and Nielsen had left Brisbane before the incident.
Sutherland is expected to give a press conference in Adelaide on Wednesday where he will reveal what, if any, disciplinary action will be taken against the all-rounder.
Symonds and hotel management both issued statements on Monday night declaring the cricketer's innocence.
"A member of the public acted unreasonably towards me while I was with friends at which time I took steps to remove myself from the situation," Symonds said.
"The member of the public was subsequently removed from the premises as a result of his actions."
"I was sharing some drinks with other players and close friends and did not in anyway provoke this situation."
One of the world's most entertaining cricketers, Symonds has been no stranger to trouble off the field.
The latest drama came less than a fortnight after Symonds was welcomed back into the Australian dressing room following his suspension in August for choosing to go fishing ahead of attending a compulsory team meeting during the Bangladesh one-day series.
Last summer, Symonds was a key figure in the ill-tempered Test series against India when it was alleged Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh racially vilified him by calling him a 'monkey' during the Sydney Test.
Symonds was also suspended for two matches in 2005 in England for turning up drunk for a one-dayer against Bangladesh which Australia subsequently lost prior to its Ashes defeat.