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VICE captain Michael Clarke says that former Australian teammate Andrew Symonds remains very much in the thoughts of the players following the demise of his international career.

Cricket Australia finally lost patience and pulled a one-year contract offer to Symonds this month after he was sent home from England in disgrace following his latest alcohol-related indiscretion.

Symonds, 34, has said that he is not an alcoholic, but blamed binge drinking for the poor behaviour that has dogged his controversial career.

Ahead of this week's Ashes warm-up match in Worcester, Clarke said the Australian players were continually talking about the Queensland allrounder.

"As a captain of that (one-day team in Dubai earlier this year), I tried to make things as easy and as comfortable as I could for him," Clarke said.

"I asked him to present Doug Bollinger with his first one-day cap and he said he was really thankful for that and enjoyed doing that.

"I haven't seen the story that has emerged in 60 Minutes.

"I am sure there is a lot of things going through his mind at the minute.

"He has been a part of the Australian cricket team for a long time and he is still someone who we talk about daily because of the type of person he is."