Former cricketer Dean Jones has lashed out at CA for nailing all rounder Andrew Symonds "too hard".

Jones said Symonds just had a drink or two and went out without informing anyone which admittedly was breach of team rules but not something to deserve such a severe punishment.

"Is he being nailed too hard on this one? Evidently he's just had one or two drinks. They never said he was drunk, Jones said.

"If they are nailing him on the fact he has had a drink or turned up drunk or whatever well we've got a problem ... but for God's sake, if you can't leave your hotel? "I know there's security and I can understand in Pakistan and India, gee but do you have to tell management where you are going everywhere now? I'd hate that," he was quoted as saying by 'The Age'.

Jones said he would have not liked to represent Australia with such restrictive rules.

"It's a team rule evidently, I don't know who's brought it in. But I wouldn't like to be playing for Australia if I've got those team rules. F he's got drunk, I'd have no hassles throwing the book at him. I just find it's Big Brother telling you what to do at the moment," he said.