One of Australia’s astir dressed up cricketers will look tribunal aft alleging blowing doubly nan ineligible limit successful a random activity trial connected Easter Sunday.
David Warner was allegedly stopped astatine a roadside activity testing portion astatine Maroubra successful Sydney’s east.
Police allege Warner was driving a van that stopped and and parked short of nan testing site.
Officers approached nan conveyance and breath-tested Warner, who returned a affirmative consequence for alcohol, constabulary said.
He was arrested and taken to Maroubra constabulary position for further testing.
The 39-year-old was charged aft allegedly producing a humor intoxicant reference of 0.104 – much than doubly nan ineligible limit.
Warner has been captaining nan Karachi Kings successful nan Pakistan Super League successful caller weeks, scoring 50 successful their past crippled successful Lahore connected 2 April.
His stint comes disconnected nan backmost of a record-breaking play successful nan Big Bash, wherever he averaged 86.6 for nan Sydney Thunder and was named skipper of nan charismatic squad of nan tournament.
The Thunder declined to remark connected nan incident.
Warner was 1 of Australia’s astir destructive batsmen until his status from Test cricket successful 2024 and has since appeared connected nan Fox Cricket commentary team.
He deed 8,786 runs astatine an mean of much than 44 crossed his 112 Tests, pinch a precocious people of 335 not retired against Pakistan.
However, Warner has not escaped contention passim his career.
He was 1 of nan trio suspended aft a ball-tampering ungraded successful South Africa that shook nan cricketing world.
Warner besides admitted to punching early England skipper Joe Root astatine a nightclub successful Birmingham successful 2013 aft losing nan last of nan Champions Trophy.
He will look Downing Centre section tribunal successful Sydney connected nan drink-driving complaint connected May 7.
English (US) ·
Indonesian (ID) ·