Australia’s David Warner gets demerit after altercation with Quinton de Kock
David Warner is one demerit point away from a ban in the wake of his off-field altercation with Quinton de Kock at Kingsmead on Sunday.Warner‚ who was charged under level two of the code of conduct for behaviour that "brings the game into disrepute"‚ did not contest the allegation.He was hit with a fine of 75% of his match fee and is believed to be more than R125,000 poorer. Warner also earned three demerit points — one short of what would have seen him barred from playing in the second test at St George’s Park on Friday.Warner will thus have to stay on his best behaviour if he wants to keep playing in the four-match series — and for the next 24 months‚ which is how long the points will be on his record.Not that Warner is the only player in the series on tenterhooks: Faf du Plessis and Kagiso Rabada each have three demerit points hanging over them from previous infractions of the code. But not crossing the line is unlikely to be easy for the most verbally aggressive of the Australia...
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