Former cricketer Michael Slater accused of Sydney hospital assault

Former Test cricketer and commentator Michael Slater will face court early next year on one count of common assault, after an alleged incident at a Sydney hospital last month.

Police attended his Manly apartment as a concern for welfare check on July 14, then took him to Northern Beaches Hospital where he remained until July 18, when he allegedly assaulted a man.

Michael Slater, pictured here in October 2021, has been charged over an assault at a Sydney hospital.Credit:Dominic Lorrimer

That same day, he was charged with breaching his bail conditions; the one-time cricketing great remains on bail for allegedly assaulting a 35-year-old woman in April this year. He has pleaded not guilty to the alleged assault of the woman.

Slater, 52, was not in Manly Local Court on Wednesday as a common assault charge against him was adjourned.

“Following an investigation into the alleged assault of a man at a Northern Beaches hospital on 18 July, a man was issued a CAN for common assault,” NSW Police said in a statement.

Last year, Slater was reportedly sacked by Channel Seven as a cricket commentator after he branded the former government’s blocking Australian citizens from returning home from India a “disgrace”.

“If our Government cared for the safety of Aussies they would allow us to get home. It’s a disgrace!! Blood on your hands PM. How dare you treat us like this. How about you sort out quarantine system. I had government permission to work on the IPL [Indian Premier League] but I now have government neglect,” Slater tweeted in May 2021.

Slater had been in India commentating on the Indian Premier League, but flew to the Maldives while he waited to return to Australia.

Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison later called the remarks “absurd”.

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