I think Duc are saying that because of the rumours that he'd wanted to ride as a wildcard at Phillip Island but that the factory had said no.
http://www.gpone.com/index.php/en/20...race-here.html I like the guy - who doesn't - but his post-retirement vacillation does get a little tiresome. It seems pretty obvious that he retired a year or two prematurely in terms of his own readiness to do so, and should either come back and do another season - or try to let go.