Australian Test selector Laurie Daley has admitted Greg Inglis needs to step down as Kangaroos captain after being allegedly caught speeding and drink driving.
Inglis, 31, was bestowed with the great honour early Monday morning but only hours later was caught by NSW Police for drink driving and speeding in the NSW town of Lithgow.
The former Australian skipper in Daley explains Inglis has let the game down and keeping his position as captain of the national side is indefensible.
Speaking on Sydney's radio show Big Sports Breakfast, Daley said Inglis will be feeling the consequences for his actions.
"I'm pretty sure Greg and Mal (coach Mal Meninga) will come to the decision that he needs to step down as captain of his country," Daley said.
"He's let himself down. He's let the game down. And he'll pay a massive price for that."
The South Sydney star was in Dubbo last weekend for the indigenous Koori Knockout competition, and was commended for his contribution in buying jerseys for the Macksville-based Wall Street Warriors as well as signing autographs for young fans.
But on Monday, Inglis was pulled over by the NSW Police along the Great Western Highway in Lithgow when he was detected to be travelling above the set speed limit.
A spokesperson for the NSW Police had this to say regarding the incident.
"Police stopped the car and performed a roadside breath test on the 31-year-old driver, a man from Coogee, which allegedly returned a positive reading," NSW Police said.
The Queensland captain was taken back to Lithgow Police Station, where its been reported he allegedly returned a reading of 0.085.
Only hours earlier had Inglis received high praise from Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga, who was looking at Inglis to replace the legendary Cameron Smith after his retirement from representative football.
Inglis had received the news from Meninga sometime over the weekend that he would led the national side ahead of Sydney Roosters and NSW Blues captain Boyd Cordner.
If Inglis was to relinquish his role as captain, Meninga will most likely appoint Cordner as Smith's successor as Australian skipper.
Australia is set to take on New Zealand in Auckland on October 13th.
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