Warner needs to stop looking for trouble, say CA bosses

BRISBANE: David Warner has a knack for getting into trouble. Despite warnings in the past, he does not seem to learn. His on-field spat with Rohit Sharma during Sunday's ODI in Melbourne has led to a fine of 50% of his match-fee and also a stern warning from Cricket Australia (CA) officials.
CA's chief executive James Sutherland and high performance manager Pat Howard both cautioned Warner on his behavior, saying repeated instances of on-field incidents are not going to help his cause.
"He has worked very hard on his behaviour over the last one year and I have told him very clearly that instances like this only serve to set back the progress he has made," Sutherland told the media in Melbourne. "Quite simply, he needs to stop looking for trouble. This is the second time he has been before the match referee this season and that's twice too often.
"From my discussion with David, I am satisfied that his comments to Rohit Sharma were not racially motivated. That said, I have reminded him that he needs to carefully reconsider the manner in which he approaches these sorts of situations in the future."
Trying to clear things, Warner told a local radio station in Melbourne on Monday: "Cricket etiquette tells you that when you throw a ball to the 'keeper and it hits a player you don't run.
A few of the boys said something to him (Rohit) and when I went over to say something, he sort of said something in his language and I told him 'speak English', because if he's going to say something for me to understand, it ought not to be in Hindi."
The incident had occurred at the end of the 23rd over of India's innings, when Sharma and Suresh Raina took a run following an overthrow and the Australians showed their displeasure, seemingly believing the ball had ricocheted off Sharma's pads. Replays suggested that was not the case, and at the end of the over the umpire had to step in to end the verbal volley between the two.
Australia's coach Darren Lehmann rather diplomatically said the team supported Warner's aggressive style, "but would work with him to ensure his behavior was within acceptable standards".
"Davey has been fined 50%, so we'll deal with that and move on. It's not an ideal scenario, but we've got to make sure we're playing the cricket we want to play without crossing the line," was Lehmann's take on the incident.
Australia's coach Darren Lehmann rather diplomatically said the team supported Warner's aggressive style, "but would work with him to ensure his behavior was within acceptable standards".
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