An explosive opener and one of cricket's most polarizing figures. From bar fights to Sandpapergate to a lifetime leadership ban, Warner has been at the center of numerous controversies.
10 incidents documented
England vs Australia
2019-08-01
James Anderson's specific plan to dismiss David Warner in the 2019 Ashes — targeting his front-pad movement with late inswing and full-pitched deliveries that trapped him LBW or bowled repeatedly — produced Warner's worst Ashes series statistically (95 runs in 10 innings) and Anderson's greatest personal triumph.
Australia vs South Africa
24 March 2018
David Warner had to be physically restrained after charging at Quinton de Kock in a staircase at Kingsmead, reportedly after de Kock made comments about Warner's wife Candice.
Australia vs South Africa
3 March 2018
The Warner-de Kock feud set the toxic tone for the entire 2018 Australia-South Africa series that culminated in the Sandpapergate scandal.
South Africa vs Australia
2018-03-01
Kagiso Rabada's dismissal of David Warner during South Africa's 2018 home series — followed by a shoulder bump that earned Rabada a suspension — and the overall tension between the two teams that contributed to the Sandpaper Gate atmosphere of the tour.
Australia vs South Africa
24 March 2018
Cameron Bancroft was caught on camera using sandpaper to tamper with the ball during the third Test at Cape Town, in a plan hatched by David Warner and known to captain Steve Smith, leading to unprecedented bans.
Australia vs South Africa
24 March 2018
Cameron Bancroft was caught on camera using sandpaper to tamper with the ball during the Cape Town Test, leading to bans for Bancroft, captain Steve Smith, and vice-captain David Warner in the most damaging scandal in Australian cricket history.
ICC vs Ball Maintenance
2018-03-24
The Sandpaper Gate scandal — where Australia used sandpaper to illegally alter the ball in Cape Town — triggered the most significant tightening of ball-tampering laws in cricket history, including dramatically increased suspensions and a formal distinction between accidental and premeditated tampering.
Australia vs England
12 June 2013
David Warner punched Joe Root in a bar altercation during the Champions Trophy, leading to a suspension that set the tone for a hostile 2013 Ashes series.
Australia vs England (off-field)
13 June 2013
David Warner punched Joe Root in the face at a bar in Birmingham during the ICC Champions Trophy, leading to Warner's suspension.
Australia vs England
2 December 1932
England captain Douglas Jardine devised the 'Bodyline' strategy of fast, short-pitched bowling aimed at the batsman's body to neutralize Don Bradman, nearly causing a diplomatic crisis between England and Australia.