Australian captain Michael Clarke says it's time to move on from David Warner's indiscretion Australian captain Michael Clarke (left) and David Warner at a press conference in London after Warner was suspended and fined for his attack on England cricketer Joe Root. AFTER all that has happened over the past week we are looking forward to playing some cricket. We can still make the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy if we beat Sri Lanka tonight at the Oval and manage a good run rate. After missing the first two matches I am desperate to play and am doing everything in my power to be right for the game. A few days of constant treatment on my back in London has helped enormously. It has been frustrating being away from team, who played the first two matches in Birmingham. I'm not a good watcher of cricket on television and it makes things doubly hard when an incident blows up and you're in another city. David Warner's bar room altercation with England's Joe Root was unacceptable. He is well aware of that. The whole episode has been an unwelcome distraction at the beginning of a four-and-a-half month tour. We simply can't afford incidents like this if we are to successfully defend our Champions Trophy title and regain the Ashes. David Warner has paid the price for his late night in Birmingham. I have made it clear to David that his behaviour is not acceptable for an Australian cricketer. He has let the team down and all of those at home who love and support Australian cricket. David has been punished and must now suffer the consequences. Being banned for a month and fined $11,500 is a significant penalty. He will miss most of the Champions Trophy and our two lead-up games before the first Test at Trent Bridge, making it difficult for him to retain his place in the Test side. To David's credit he knew he had done the wrong thing and got in touch with Joe Root the following morning to apologise. David has accepted the punishment and knows he must work hard for the remainder of the tour to win back the trust of his teammates and Australia's cricket-loving public. There has been some confusion and misinformation about the action that has been taken. The leadership and management group on tour always intended to stand David down from the match against New Zealand but we knew there would be a Cricket Australia hearing. We had to make sure whatever we did on tour did not cut across the correct procedures to allow David a fair hearing and the time difference between England and Australia meant that process took longer then normal to finalise. The other five guys who were out drinking with David also know they made a poor decision. I've always been big on celebrating success. That has always been a great part of Australia's culture. It is tough to win international cricket matches and when you do you must saviour the moment to soak up what it means. But if you haven't got a reason to celebrate you shouldn't be out at 2.30am and you shouldn't be drinking with the opposition who have just beaten you. That sends the wrong message. As proud Australians it should hurt when you lose. There is an enormous difference between being on the winning side of an Ashes series and losing. I know which side of that ledger I want to be on come the end of August. There is a time and a place to be out enjoying yourself and the early hours of last Sunday morning in Birmingham after losing to England a few hours earlier was neither the time nor the place. I have made it clear to the entire squad that the matter has been dealt with and is now finished as far as we are concerned. I don't want anyone talking about it. We have a lot ahead of us and simply must look forward. There is a lot of cricket to be played and tonight is a good time to get back on the winners' list.