DAVID WARNER (Photo credit: NAPARAZZI)
Australian batsman David Warner faces punishment after being involved in an alcohol-related incident on tour in England.
Cricket Australia was deciding whether the troublesome opening batsman would play in tonight’s Champions Trophy match against New Zealand at Edgbaston.
Details of the incident are sketchy but there is a possibility that Warner could be sent home.
It is the second time in three weeks that Warner has been in trouble with CA. He was fined $5750 last month for an expletive-laden rant on Twitter.
CA officials had been claiming that Warner did not drink towards the end of the recent IPL in India as he prepared for the Champions Trophy and Ashes tour to follow.
However several cricket people who were at the IPL were aware of Warner’s regular drinking. He flew three of his school mates to India during the Twenty20 tournament to keep him company.
Both Warner and the Delhi Daredevils struggled and Warner has hardly managed a run since he has been in England preparing for the Champions Trophy. He scored nine in Australia’s bad loss to England last Saturday.
Warner harboured leadership ambitions but they now appear a distant dream. – Herald Sun
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