Australia cricket great David Warner pleads guilty to drunk-driving

Australia cricket nice David Warner pleaded responsible on Wednesday (July 22, 2026), to drunk driving and will likely be sentenced later this yr, court docket paperwork confirmed.

Warner, who’s one among Australia’s best-known sportsmen, was accused of being on the wheel of a van and stopping in need of a random testing website, earlier than being breath-tested, arrested and brought to a police station.

His lawyer appeared at a Sydney court docket to enter a responsible plea on one rely of ‘center vary’ drunk-driving. Former opening batsman Warner, who captains Sydney Thunder within the home T20 Large Bash League, didn’t seem in court docket.

“So many people make these poor selections. I feel what’s essential is accepting and being accountable for these poor selections,” lawyer Bobby Hill instructed a listening to earlier this yr.

“It would not matter when you’re a tradesman, a physician or among the finest opening batsmen on the earth, that hazard exists for each one among us.” Warner will likely be sentenced on August 18.