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Australia axes Warner for Root bar attack

AUSTRALIA dropped batsman David Warner from its Champions Trophy match against New Zealand yesterday for attacking England player Joe Root in a bar, a sign of increasing tensions between the fierce rivals ahead of the Ashes series.

While Cricket Australia maintained it was an alleged "physical altercation," England officials said Warner "initiated an unprovoked physical attack" in a Birmingham bar following England's victory over Australia in their opening Champions Trophy match on Saturday.

"Warner has admitted behaving inappropriately and has since apologized to the player involved who has accepted the apology," the England and Wales Cricket Board said in a statement.

"Joe seems fine," England captain Alastair Cook said at Lord's. "It's unfortunate this has happened and he wants to put it behind him."

Warner - a left-handed opener and one of the cornerstones of Australia's batting department - faced a hearing on a date yet to be determined.

Warner found himself in trouble last month when he delivered an expletive-laden Twitter rant against two senior cricket journalists. He was fined US$5,750 for breaching CA's code of conduct and apologized, despite saying he disagreed with having his photo printed alongside a story written by one of the journalists.

There is a possibility that Warner could be sent home from Australia's tour of England because of his latest indiscretion, which would further weaken the team's batting lineup ahead of the Ashes series in July.

Captain Michael Clarke missed both of Australia's matches in the Champions Trophy because of a lower back injury that could hinder him in the upcoming test series.


 

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