David Warner to accept responsibility in Sydney drink-driving case
3 min readMay 7, 2026 03:20 PM IST Former Australia opener David Warner will accept responsibility for a drink-driving charge after allegedly returning more than twice the legal blood alcohol limit during a random breath test in Sydney last month. Warner, 39, did not appear at Waverley Local Court on Thursday, with the matter adjourned until June. His lawyer Bobby Hill told reporters outside court that the former cricketer accepted that his actions were “reckless” and “foolish”. “I can indicate that David will be accepting responsibility for drink-driving,” Hill said, according to ABC. “He knows what he did was wrong. He accepts that was a reckless decision, a foolish decision to get in his car instead of taking an Uber.” According to Hill, Warner had consumed three glasses of wine at a friend’s apartment before deciding to drive home. “It’s not a crime to have a glass of wine on the day of the lord’s resurrection. In fact, some would consider that completely appropriate,” Hill said. “His crime is, as I said, choosing a foolish …
