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Andrew Symonds says JEALOUSY helped drive his shocking falling out with his former great mate Michael Clarke: 'Money does funny things - it can be a poison'

Former cricket star Andrew Symonds has opened up on his rift with former friend and teammate Michael Clarke to reveal jealousy and money drove the pair apart.

The pair both made their Test debuts for Australia in 2004 and became close as they spent years playing together for the national side in the short and long forms of the game, but that all came to an end and a rift developed between them.

Symonds believes Clarke became envious when he signed a huge $1.8million contract with the Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League in 2008.