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Warner to accept drink driving charge; case adjourned until June

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Australian cricket star David Warner will "accept responsibility" for drink-driving, his lawyer told reporters on Thursday after a Sydney court hearing.

[p]The 39-year-old faces a "middle-range" drink-driving charge, court documents showed, after allegedly being more than twice the legal limit in Sydney in April.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/warner-david/vBpPglWe/"]Warner[/a] -- one of Australia's best-known sportsmen -- is 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.[/p][p]"[b]I can indicate that David will be accepting responsibility for drink-driving[/b]," defence lawyer Bobby Hill told reporters outside court, according to public broadcaster ABC.[/p][p]"[b]So many of us make those poor decisions. I think what's important is accepting and being accountable for those poor decisions,[/b]" he said.[/p][p]Warner's lawyer argued that the case showed the risk people take when trying to assess whether they have drunk too much.[/p][p]"[b]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.[/b]"[/p][p]Former international opener Warner, who captains [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sydney-thunder/xQwjriCo/"]Sydney Thunder[/a] in the domestic [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/cricket/australia/big-bash-league/"]Big Bash League[/a], did not appear in court and has not entered a plea, local media said.[/p][p]Court documents showed the next hearing was set for June 24.[/p]

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