Australia in crisis as David Warner is stood down for attacking Joe Root: Timeline of events

The nightclub incident is just the latest incident among a number of problems

Wednesday 12 June 2013 13:02 BST
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David Warner takes it easy during the Australia nets session last week
David Warner takes it easy during the Australia nets session last week

Australia batsman David Warner was stood down from today's Champions Trophy match against New Zealand after being involved in a “physical altercation with an England player”.

Here, we take a look back at what has been an unsettling fortnight for the Australian cricket team.

May 20: It is announced that Australia batsman David Warner will face a disciplinary hearing in relation to a heated argument he had with a journalist on Twitter in which he claimed "all you do is talk s***" and called another reporter a "p***k".

May 22: Warner is hit with the maximum fine available of 5,750 Australian dollars (£3,700) after pleading guilty to breaching the Cricket Australia Code of Behaviour for the Twitter rant.

May 23: Warner apologises for his Twitter outburst.

June 1: Shane Watson scores a sparkling century as Australia beat the West Indies by four wickets in a Champions Trophy warm-up match in Cardiff.

June 4: Australia suffer a crushing 243-run defeat by India in their final Champions Trophy warm-up game in Cardiff.

June 5: Captain Michael Clarke leaves the team's training camp to undergo treatment on a long-standing back problem in London, with Australia physiotherapist Alex Kountouris admitting he was "in a race against time" to be fit to play England at Edgbaston.

June 7: Clarke is ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy clash with England due to a lower back injury.

June 8: England beat Australia by 48 runs in their opening Champions Trophy Group A game at Edgbaston.

June 11: Clarke is ruled out of the Champions Trophy clash with New Zealand due to his ongoing back injury.

June 12: Cricket Australia confirm that Warner has been stood down from the Champions Trophy match against New Zealand for being involved in a "physical altercation with an England player" in the early hours of Sunday morning following the match between the teams in Birmingham.

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