The Ashes 2013: Michael Clarke denies David Warner incident surfaced following Shane Watson complaint On Thursday Warner was suspended until the first Ashes Test and fined £7,000 after pleading guilty to a charge of unbecoming behaviour. Watson's relationship with Clarke and Arthur has been strained for some time and it was odd he was not allowed to speak yesterday to deny the accusations made in his name. In India, Arthur described the behaviour of Watson and three other players as a "line in the sand" moment when they were left out of the side for transgressions which included failing to supply on time the coach's demand for a review of the tour. Watson returned to captain the side for the fourth Test in India when Clarke was injured but has since stood down as vice-captain. The homework incident was the first to throw a public light on the disciplinary problems within the Australia set up and there was anger and exasperation from Cricket Australia's chief executive yesterday over the latest scandal. James Sutherland described Warner's behaviour as "despicable" and had strong words for the team and their management. Sutherland himself has been heavily criticised in the past for the problems hitting the national team but probably feels emboldened by the new television deal he landed for CA recently worth £350 million. "Warner's specific indiscretion is entirely inappropriate, there is no place for violence anywhere and I'm extremely disappointed in that, I'm extremely disappointed in him and I have told him that," said Sutherland. There was sympathy for Warner from Andrew Strauss, the former England captain who had to deal with the fallout with Kevin Pietersen last summer. "The individuals, for starters, I think are at fault on this but then the management, it's their job to make sure they keep everyone on the straight and narrow," he said. You have to have an environment where people know what's expected of them and what's not. It looks like Australia are going through that process at the moment trying to establish a line in the sand, some barriers there that players can't step out of. But unfortunately the players are testing those barriers at the moment.