<p>Australian batsman David Warner’s altercation with England’s Joe Root has resulted in the opener being fined and suspended till the first Ashes Test.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Warner, who faced Cricket Australia Code of Behaviour on Thursday, pleaded guilty to the charge and was subsequently fined $11,500 and suspended from the remainder of Australia’s Champions Trophy campaign.<br /><br />The opener will also miss Australia’s two tour matches before the first Ashes Test against Somerset and Worcestershire.<br /><br />Warner allegedly threw a punch at Root during a brawl in a pub here following Australia’s game against England on Saturday. The England and Wales Cricket Board had described the incident as "an unprovoked attack."<br /><br />Conflicting reports came from the two camps with regard to cause of the attack. Warner, it is believed, thought Root was impersonating Hashim Amla when wearing a false beard, but the English camp maintained that Root was making fun of himself and referring to taunts from his team-mates that he was too young to grow facial hair. <br /><br />This is the second time in less than a month that Warner has pleaded guilty to breaching Rule 6 of the Code of Behaviour, which deals with "unbecoming behaviour." Following his Twitter spat with two Australian journalists, Warner had been fined by CA.<br /><br />Australia’s stand-in captain George Bailey said the matter has been sorted out within the side. “It's been dealt with from my point of view. It's disappointing, but a very minor incident and it's been dealt with in‑house and that's it.”<br /><br />Bailey said he enjoyed playing with Warner and that he had no issues at all with the left-hander. “I love playing cricket with him. I love his enthusiasm and his energy around the group. I love the way he plays. You know, I wish I had the talent that he does, and I think he's a particularly generous team-mate, very giving. I'm looking forward to hopefully playing a lot more cricket with him in whatever career I have.”</p>
<p>Australian batsman David Warner’s altercation with England’s Joe Root has resulted in the opener being fined and suspended till the first Ashes Test.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Warner, who faced Cricket Australia Code of Behaviour on Thursday, pleaded guilty to the charge and was subsequently fined $11,500 and suspended from the remainder of Australia’s Champions Trophy campaign.<br /><br />The opener will also miss Australia’s two tour matches before the first Ashes Test against Somerset and Worcestershire.<br /><br />Warner allegedly threw a punch at Root during a brawl in a pub here following Australia’s game against England on Saturday. The England and Wales Cricket Board had described the incident as "an unprovoked attack."<br /><br />Conflicting reports came from the two camps with regard to cause of the attack. Warner, it is believed, thought Root was impersonating Hashim Amla when wearing a false beard, but the English camp maintained that Root was making fun of himself and referring to taunts from his team-mates that he was too young to grow facial hair. <br /><br />This is the second time in less than a month that Warner has pleaded guilty to breaching Rule 6 of the Code of Behaviour, which deals with "unbecoming behaviour." Following his Twitter spat with two Australian journalists, Warner had been fined by CA.<br /><br />Australia’s stand-in captain George Bailey said the matter has been sorted out within the side. “It's been dealt with from my point of view. It's disappointing, but a very minor incident and it's been dealt with in‑house and that's it.”<br /><br />Bailey said he enjoyed playing with Warner and that he had no issues at all with the left-hander. “I love playing cricket with him. I love his enthusiasm and his energy around the group. I love the way he plays. You know, I wish I had the talent that he does, and I think he's a particularly generous team-mate, very giving. I'm looking forward to hopefully playing a lot more cricket with him in whatever career I have.”</p>
