2 min readJul 22, 2026 11:42 PM IST Former Australia opener David Warner on Wednesday pleaded guilty to drinking and driving after having been charged following a random breath test in Sydney in April. Warner’s lawyer had earlier told reporters that the 39-year-old had accepted that his actions were “reckless” and “foolish”. According to the BBC, the sentencing has been set for August 18 and Warner faces a potential prison entence of up to nine months, a minimum disqualification from driving of six months and a potential fine of up to AUD 2,200 (Rs 1.48 lakh). Warner’s lawyer Bobby Hill had said in an earlier hearing that he had drunk three glasses of wine at a friend’s apartment before getting in his car on Easter Sunday. He admitted to drink driving via his lawyer Bobby Hill and was not required to appear in court in person. “He knows what he did was wrong,” Hill had said earlier. “He accepts that was a reckless decision, a foolish decision to get in his car instead of taking an …