These possible forfeitures will hurt. He is a natural leader with proven skills who would dearly love to captain the Test and one-day sides. Money gives him at least a sense of power and an extravagant lifestyle. The Australian Cricket Board pays him three times the Prime Minister's salary, not to forget another million or so a year he earns from product endorsement. It keeps the bubble well insulated.
Warne is one of the nation's first full-time professional cricketers.
They were paid a pittance as amateurs for 120 years. Now they are paid salaries commensurate with their skills. Yet no training has come on how to behave inside or outside the bubble. Others, such as Warne and Ricky Ponting, have at times struggled with immaturity. The ACB needs to take action and not wimp this one.