Cricket legend David Warner charged with drink-driving

Australian cricket great David Warner has been charged with drink-driving after allegedly failing a random breath test in Maroubra on Sunday night.

Police allegedly saw a van stop short of the testing site and park, and discovered Warner, 39, behind the wheel. The former international cricketer was breath tested and police said he returned a positive result.

He was arrested and taken to Maroubra police station, where a second test allegedly returned a result of 0.104.

Warner will face court next month.

Warner represented Australia for 15 years, playing more than 100 Tests. He retired from Test cricket in January 2024 after 112 matches.

Warner now plies his trade as a T20 globetrotter and has been playing in the Pakistan Super League T20 tournament.

He was banned for life from holding leadership positions after a 2018 ball-tampering scandal in South Africa, but a Cricket Australia panel later overturned the ban.

He now captains Pakistan’s Karachi Kings and the Sydney Thunder, playing his last match in Lahore on April 2, a few days before the alleged DUI in Sydney.

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