"It's understood Symonds was drinking on the weekend to celebrate the end of the Sheffield Shield season and was asked to leave the Watt Bar at New Farm," a newspaper report said.

Symonds and his friends were shown the door of the bar after the incident. Recently he was fined USD 4000 for calling New Zealand wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum a "lump of " in a radio interview under the influence of alcohol.

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The flamboyant player has been undergoing a second period of counselling and rehabilitation after returning to the game last month following knee surgery at the start of the year.

The 33-year-old was ordered to undergo counselling after the "gone fishing" affair in late August but was recalled to the Test team in November.

A Queensland Cricket spokesman said Symonds' rehabilitation was on and he was not banned from drinking. "He's allowed to have a drink and I'm sure the boys were looking after him," the spokesman said.