Mr Swann Gone For An Untimely Spin:

[Dutch]

Graeme Swann apparently been done for drink driving:

BBC News - England cricketer Graeme Swann in drink-drive arrest


Bit of gossip I know but still.....interesting that he drove past a police station on his way home!

 

[rahuldravidfan]

Not the right man to go out for a spin with

 

[King Pietersen]

It's Swanneh, let him off.

 

[Ayub 95]

Let the poor guy have some fun

 

[Dutch]

Well if he had knocked over a kid on his way home we would be talking differently about it. And why the hell should we condone this kind of behaviour from our sportsmen? They should give a good example! (Puts on asbestos suit!)

 

[pcfan123]

Swanny = legend

 

[rahuldravidfan]

I guess there's a bit of a cultural thing here. Australia would have fined its players and taken them to task. New Zealand does that too. But England must be doing something, I'm sure. If they aren't, I feel sorry that beahviour like this is condoned.

 

[pcfan123]

Navjot Sidhu murdered someone and Lalit Modi is a former kidnapper (both people whose arse you constantly lick on this forum)

 

[Insomniac]

Lalit Modi was also convicted for possessing a decent amount of cocaine, and assault while attending Duke.

What is the usual punishment in the UK for "commoners" for a drunk driving charge, as it varies by country-to-country?

 

[Adarsh]

I'm not condoning Sidhu or Lalit Modi, but neither is driving whilst drunk acceptable. As much as I love Swann, defending this by saying "but others have done worse and have gotten away with it" is a ridiculous statement.

As long as he realises it's a bad, and a dangerous mistake and apologises I guess he should be let off this once.

 

[Insomniac]

I don't. He could've killed someone easily.

 

[barmyarmy]

Ultimately it's a matter for the police. If the incident is serious enough and he was sufficiently over the limit he'll lose his license. No need for the ECB to get involved.

 

[Highlander999]

What is the usual punishment in the UK for "commoners" for a drunk driving charge, as it varies by country-to-country?

Put it this way. If I did it and was caught I would definetly lose my license and depending how much I had drunk, I could go to jail.

Pretty stupid thing for him to do. Anyone who has a license knows how much the police have clamped down on drink driving and if he thinks he can get away with it because of who he is, I've lost a lot of respect for him.

 

[CoolzEng45]

I am sad to graeme swann and he is should know better. I not understand why he should take taxi ?

 

[shirazu]

Didn't know Lalit Modi was into the blow. Makes sense I guess.
Anyway disappointing, one of the only england cricketers I liked.