South Australia and Western Australia are the early favourites to secure the services of Victorian seam bowler Damien Fleming.

Fleming said today they were the states where he had experienced most success outside of Victoria in his first class cricket career, but added he was "open to any offers".

The 32-year-old former Test bowler told Melbourne radio station 3AW he was set to move interstate after yesterday's shock news that Victoria had not offered him a contract for next season.

"I'd look to go interstate now, there's already been a little bit of interest," said Fleming, who had 14 years with the Bushrangers.

"I'm pretty positive I will go interstate."

Fleming spoke on-air immediately after new Victorian coach David Hookes, who defended the decision not to offer him another contract.

"I understand where he's coming from," Hookes said of Fleming's disappointment at the decision.

"In my mind and in the selectors' mind, we just thought there was a group of bowlers who were going to be selected before Damien.

"I know Damien has worked very hard in the last few weeks in this leadership group they started last year and also his off-field preparation for playing.

"It's not age, he's not old and it's not a fitness thing."

Hookes described Fleming as a "terrific servant" of Victorian cricket.

He also named SA and WA as possible destinations for Fleming and said there would be no second-guessing if the bowler ended up playing for Australia again.

"If Damien plays for Australia again, perhaps a change of state will be the issue or catalyst that stimulates that selection," Hookes said.

Fleming said he was yet to find out exactly why he had not been offered a new contract.

"You (3AW) probably didn't get any answers (from Hookes) and I didn't get any real answers when I got told I was sacked," he said.

"It's just I wasn't considered good enough, which is a pretty broad term, isn't it?"

Fleming also was confident he could make the national team again.

"I set myself a few weeks ago to have the best season I've ever had, I've been training very hard and I still think I can play for Australia and have a good (domestic) season," he said.

While shocked and a "bit angry", Fleming said his four-month-old son Brayden had given him perspective over the issue and it was time "to get on with your life".

© 2002 AAP

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