{"id":10187,"date":"2026-04-08T13:04:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=10187"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:04:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:04:40","slug":"130113008-cms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=10187","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Take this very seriously&#8217;: Australian cricket board breaks silence on David Warner&#8217;s drink-driving case | Cricket News &#8211; The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130113152,imgsize-41184,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/david-warner-photo-by-brendon-thornegetty-images.jpg\" alt=\"'Take this very seriously': Australian cricket board breaks silence on David Warner's drink-driving case\" title=\"David Warner (Photo by Brendon Thorne\/Getty Images) \" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"David Warner (Photo by Brendon Thorne\/Getty Images) \">David Warner (Photo by Brendon Thorne\/Getty Images) <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Former Australia cricketer David Warner has landed in trouble after being charged with drink driving in Sydney. The 39-year-old, who now captains Sydney Thunder and Karachi Kings, was allegedly caught during a routine breath test with a blood alcohol level of 0.104, more than double the legal limit.<!-- --> <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>He is due to appear in court on May 7, though reports say the case will not affect his participation in the Pakistan Super League.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wLCOS vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"ap_Bf\">\n<div class=\"ZM4zO\">\n<p><i class=\"bo2C4\"\/> <span>Watch<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <!-- --> \u2018We lost momentum\u2019 \u2013 Mahela on MI\u2019s defeat and key mistakes<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2><keyword id=\"34969196\" type=\"General\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"Cricket-NSW\" source=\"keywords\">Cricket NSW<\/keyword> responds, future impact<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Cricket<\/a> New South Wales (NSW) has acknowledged the seriousness of the situation and said it will support Warner while the legal process unfolds.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>&#8220;Cricket NSW is a strong advocate of safe driving, including avoiding drink-driving, and takes incidents of this nature very seriously,&#8221; chief executive Lee Germon said, as quoted by AFP.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>&#8220;David is aware of the seriousness of these allegations. We will support him through the upcoming process.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>What happened and what Warner said<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>According to police, the incident took place during a random check in Maroubra. Officers noticed a vehicle stopping short of the testing site before approaching the driver. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>A roadside test returned a positive result, and Warner was taken to the police station where a second test confirmed the reading.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>\u201cAbout 5:30pm today (Sunday 5 April 2026), police were conducting stationary random breath testing on Malabar Road, Maroubra,\u201d the police statement read. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>\u201cA van was seen to allegedly stop short of the testing site and park. Officers attached to Traffic and Highway Patrol Command approached the vehicle and subjected the driver \u2013 a 39-year-old man \u2013 to roadside testing which returned a positive result.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>&#8220;He was arrested and taken to Maroubra Police Station where a second test allegedly returned a reading of 0.104.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>\u201cThe man was issued with a Field Court Attendance Notice for drive with middle-range PCA to appear before the Downing Centre Local Court on Thursday 7 May 2026.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>Reports claim Warner told police he had consumed three glasses of wine before driving home. While Warner continues to play in the PSL, the case could affect his reputation and commercial ties if he is found guilty.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/news\/take-this-very-seriously-australian-cricket-board-breaks-silence-on-david-warners-drink-driving-case\/articleshow\/130113008.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Warner (Photo by Brendon Thorne\/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former Australia cricketer David Warner has&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10188,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[884,25270,25266,25269,25265,25268,25264,25117,25267],"class_list":["post-10187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-cricket","tag-cricket-nsw","tag-cricket-nsw-support-warner","tag-cricketer-drink-driving-case","tag-david-warner-charges-2026","tag-david-warner-court-appearance","tag-david-warner-drink-driving","tag-maroubra-drink-driving-incident","tag-pakistan-super-league-impact"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10187"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10187\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}