Mark Viduka: Leave us with dignity?

Mark Viduka one of Australia's greatest sportsmen is in danger of leaving the game with a stain around his image.

If he's retired from professional football, club football fair enough. But when he decided or if he has decided to step down finally from the National team the country deserves better. We deserve to know.

If Ricky Ponting left us lingering or Shane Warne we'd be screaming for an answer. Viduka is as important to Aussie sport as either of those guys.

He lead the line of our National team for years, got us to the World Cup and helped us through the group, he used to turn up when Harry often felt injured. He turned Croatia down when Australia called, and don't underestimate that issue for "The Duke."

He's done us proud but he should leave the National Team with the same dignity, or indeed in form us of his other plans.

The nation needs to know, so come on big man...who the hell is advising you or can't you hear him above the waves on your boat?