Cricket-Former Australia batter Warner convicted,

Former Australia batsman David Warner was convicted and fined approximately $8,300 for drink-driving by a Sydney court on Tuesday after being arrested in April.



Warner, one of Australia's most decorated cricketers, pleaded guilty after failing a breath-test on the Easter weekend when driving his family home in Sydneys eastern suburbs after a social function.



The 39-year-old's blood-alcohol reading was more than twice the legal limit.



Waverley Local Court heard Warner stopped his car when he saw the roadside breath-testing site and attempted to swap seats with a female passenger.

"(But) regrettably, drink-driving is still a significant factor in many crashes in New South Wales." The offence was aggravated because children were in the car at the time, Judge Farnan said.



Warner, who played 112 tests and over 250 limited-overs internationals for Australia, will need to fit an interlock device in his car which will prevent it from starting if it detects alcohol in his system.