admin“@davidwarner31 has been suspended up until the First test of #TheAshes and fined US$11 500 (£7 000,” the federation said on its Twitter account @CricketAus after a disciplinary hearing.
Warner will now miss the rest of title-holders Australia’s involvement in the Champions Trophy, starting with their final group game against Sri Lanka at London’s Oval ground on Monday — a match they must win to have a chance of reaching the semifinals — and their two warm-up matches ahead of the Ashes.
However, he will be available for the first Ashes test against England at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, which starts on July 10. Warner was due to give his first public comment since his suspension at a news conference alongside Australia captain Michael Clarke at the squad’s London hotel yesterday.
The 26-year-old Warner was dropped for Wednesday’s no-result match against New Zealand, although he appeared as 12th man, after the incident at an Australian theme pub in the central English city of Birmingham at the weekend.
The incident raised fresh concerns about the culture of the Australian cricket team going into the Ashes.
In March, four Australia players — Shane Watson, James Pattinson, Mitchell Johnson and Usman Khawaja — were dropped by coach Mickey Arthur for the third test in India after failing to submit feedback requested by team management during the course of a series Australia lost 4-0.
“This is a line in the sand moment,” Arthur said at the time. — AFP.
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