English county Sussex sacks Monty Panesar for 'urinating on bouncers'

England spinner Monty Panesar has been released by his Sussex county club following an internal investigation into his drunken behaviour outside a British nightclub two weeks ago The news comes as yet another blow for the 31yearold cricketer who was also overlooked for the final Ashes Test at The Oval against Australia Panesar was fined by police last week for urinating on lsquoShooshrsquo nightclub security guards at the beach town of Brighton on the south coast of England after he was thrown out for misbehaviour Drunk Monty Panesar urinates on nightclub bouncers His county club Sussex had announced they would investigate the matter and have now confirmed that the leftarm spinner has played his last match for them quotSussex County Cricket Club can confirm that Monty Panesar will be allowed to leave the club at the end of the 2013 season Troubled England spinner Monty Panesar39s future is in crisis PicGetty Images quotThe club39s investigation into the recent incident which took place on Monday August 5 has been concluded and both parties have reached agreement He will become a free agent as of Friday September 27 2013quot it said in a statement on Monday morning Sussex said Panesar would become a free agent as of September 27 and that they39d agreed to his request to play on loan for a club in the Second Division of the County Championship until the end of the season quotAdditionally Sussex has agreed to Monty39s request that he be allowed to play on loan for a club in Division Two of the LV County Championship until the end of this seasonquot it added According to media reports here Panesar is expected to spend the remainder of the season on loan with his former club Northamptonshire Essex have also been touted as a likely destination for the remainder of the current campaign Panesar meanwhile has apologised for letting Sussex down and said he was aiming to regain his Test placeu00a0quotI apologise for letting the club my colleagues and my fans downquot said the 31yearold leftarm spinner quotI am determined to do whatever it takes to gain selection for England this winter I want to become the best I can bequot Panesar added quotI am grateful to Sussex for allowing me to be released from my contract for 2014 and 2015 in order to explore other opportunities to further develop my cricket I want to give myself the best chance of playing all forms of the game at the highest level quotI would like to thank Sussex for the opportunities experiences and support I have enjoyed at the club since 2010 and my gratitude for the contribution Sussex have made in providing me with a platform to gain selection for England on three successive winter tours quotI have endured a challenging time this year off the field and my frustrations have sometimes got the better of me professionallyquot Panesar whose wife is reportedly filing for divorce added Panesar played the last of his 48 Tests against New Zealand in Auckland in March but was included in England39s squad for the drawn third Ashes Test against Australia at Old Trafford quotI believe that if I maintain the bowling progress I have made in recent weeks which enabled me to be selected for the Test squad at Old Trafford I can fulfil my longheld ambition of becoming the best spin bowler in the world over timequot Panesar said Sussex chief executive Zac Toumazi added quotClearly this season has been a very difficult time for Monty Panesar quotHaving reviewed the whole situation the club has agreed that Monty be released from his contract quotThis will give him every opportunity to put his personal and professional life back on trackquot Panesar who has taken 164 Test wickets at 3378 was left out of England39s squad for the Ashes finale at The Oval starting Wednesday with Lancashire39s uncapped leftarmer Simon Kerrigan included as a second spinner behind offbreak bowler Graeme Swann England who39ve retained the Ashes have an unbeatable 30 lead in the fivematch series