Tai is a nice person? Not what I've heard and he comes across as very arrogant, more so than any of the other Aussies. As for him not riding in the Uk, you don't see any of the top Danes abandoning the Danish league, do you?
Tbh as long as it isn't at Poole not bothered if he rides in UK again or not but for outsiders looking in it doesn't look good not riding in your home country. Bit embarrassing really.