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Australian cricket legend David Warner pleaded guilty on July 22, 2026, to a 'middle range' drunk-driving charge in Sydney. Warner, a former opening batsman and current captain of the Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League, was accused of stopping short of a random testing site before being breath-tested, arrested, and taken to a police station. His lawyer entered the guilty plea on his behalf in a Sydney court, with Warner not appearing. The lawyer noted that poor decisions can affect anyone regardless of status. Warner is scheduled to be sentenced on August 18, 2026.
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David Warner to be sentenced on August 18 for ‘middle range’ drunk driving
Published - July 22, 2026 11:22 am IST | Sydney
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Australia cricket great David Warner pleaded guilty on Wednesday (July 22, 2026) to drunk driving and will be sentenced later this year, court documents showed.
Warner, one of Australia's best-known sportsmen, was accused of being at the wheel of a van and stopping short of a random testing site, before being breath-tested, arrested, and taken to a police station.
His lawyer appeared at a Sydney court to enter a guilty plea on one count of ‘middle range’ drunk-driving. Former opening batsman Warner, who captains Sydney Thunder in the domestic T20 Big Bash League, did not appear in court.
"So many of us make those poor decisions. I think what's important is accepting and being accountable for those poor decisions," lawyer Bobby Hill told a hearing earlier this year.
"It doesn't matter if you're a tradesman, a doctor or one of the best opening batsmen in the world, that danger exists for every one of us."
Warner will be sentenced on August 18.
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