David Warner scored his fourth Test century and entertained the Gabba crowd with some lofty blows before departing for 124 an hour into the afternoon session on day three.
Warner's awesome Gabba ton
Warner brought up his century, his first against England, in a moment laced with irony that captured the opener’s rejuvenation as a Test cricketer. The milestone runs came by punching a Joe Root delivery through the off-side. It capped off a journey of redemption, necessitated by the infamous bar-room incident in England that saw Warner dropped for the first two Tests in England.
Warner jad survived a ferocious over from Jimmy Anderson as he inched through the nervous nineties, playing and missing at some, and edging through the slip cordon for a boundary to move to 99 as the England quick bowled with pace and a hint of reverse swing.
But, after Michael Clarke handed him the strike with a single of the first ball of Root’s over, Warner took three balls to bring up the milestone, his first Test century against England.
Clearly delighted, the 27-year-old leapt for joy and before acknowledging the crowd with a passionate fist pump.
Warner’s century came from 135 balls and was a steadying force for Australia after the home side lost the wickets of Chris Rogers and Shane Watson early on.
After passing three figures Warner went on the attack against Graeme Swann and Stuart Broad, cracking the spinner to the fence and the tall paceman over it with a whack back over the bowler's head. But Broad stuck back later in the over, inducing an edge behind.
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