Ponting warning for Symonds

Australia captain Ricky Ponting has warned team-mate Andrew Symonds that he could be in breach of his contract if he pulls out of the scheduled tour of Pakistan.Symonds has publicly expressed his unwillingness to tour troubled Pakistan because of security fears.If he was left behind, the all-rounder would be free to take part in the Indian Premier League during April and May, for which he would be paid around £700,000.However, Ponting believes Symonds would be contravening his contract if he refused to travel and said the situation is not comparable to that of Stuart MacGill, who two years ago refused to tour Zimbabwe."It would be some sort of breach of your Cricket Australia contract, I would have thought," he said."You have to make yourself available for any international matches, whenever it is."Whether it's unfair or not, we've all signed off on it. If it is seen to be safe and you don't go, I think that's where the breach of your contract would be."I think it's a totally different issue than the Stuart MacGill one a couple of years ago with Zimbabwe."Symonds will make his decision after Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketers Association review the situation.