Australia cricket great David Warner pleads guilty to drunk-driving
Australian cricket legend David Warner has pleaded guilty to a middle-range drunk-driving charge. He is scheduled to be sentenced in August following his arrest after a traffic stop.
Why it matters
The case highlights the legal consequences of impaired driving, regardless of an individual's public status or professional achievements.
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, who is 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.
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