Faulkner goes from cricket hero to drink-driving zero
HE was man of the match in this year's World Cup final but that didn't save Aussie all-rounder James Faulkner from a two-year driving ban and $A21,200 fine for drink driving.
The 25-year-old was almost three times over the limit when he hit another car in Manchester on July 2.
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