{"id":35380,"date":"2023-12-14T13:14:05","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T13:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/david-warner-slams-164-as-australia-take-control-against-pakistan-in-first-test\/"},"modified":"2023-12-14T13:14:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T13:14:05","slug":"david-warner-slams-164-as-australia-take-control-against-pakistan-in-first-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/david-warner-slams-164-as-australia-take-control-against-pakistan-in-first-test\/","title":{"rendered":"David Warner slams 164 as Australia take control against Pakistan in first Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>Veteran opener David Warner hammered a gritty 164 to silence the critics and steer Australia to 346-5 against an inconsistent Pakistan attack in the first Test at Perth on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The 37-year-old batted for much of day one before finally departing to Aamer Jamal, two balls after smashing the debutant for six.<\/p>\n<p>At stumps, Mitchell Marsh was unbeaten on 15 and Alex Carey not out 14.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan have never won a Test series in Australia and have failed to win a Test in the country since 1995, with the team again facing a daunting task.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan bowlers showed flashes of brilliance and were rewarded with the wickets of Usman Khawaja (41), Marnus Labuschagne (16), Steve Smith (31) and Travis Head (40).<\/p>\n<p>But until Jamal struck, they had no answer to a near-flawless Warner who smashed 16 fours and four sixes in a majestic 211-ball innings.<\/p>\n<p>He padded up under pressure to score runs with an emotional goodbye from Test cricket at the third Test in Sydney in front of his hometown fans his stated goal.<\/p>\n<p>In the lead-up, former Australian paceman Mitchell Johnson questioned whether Warner deserved a hero\u2019s farewell given his recent poor red-ball form and involvement in the 2018 ball-tampering scandal.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--right  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1796352\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>With his back against the wall in his 110th Test, Warner responded in typically swashbuckling fashion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople make comments, but you get one with it. You have to just go out there and score runs and today I did that,\u201d said Warner. \u201cI don\u2019t feel any extra pressure, any other points I have to prove.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf people are out to get you or make a headline out of your name, so be it. I can\u2019t worry about that, I\u2019ve got to worry about what I do for the team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After Pat Cummins won the toss and opted to bat, Warner took a confident single off his first ball in an opening over from Shaheen Shah Afridi that leaked 14 runs and never looked back.<\/p>\n<p>On a pitch offering bounce, he quickly settled in to bring up his half-century off just 41 balls with a boundary from Faheem Ashraf.<\/p>\n<p>His strike rate slowed after lunch as he moved towards a 26th Test ton, reaching three figures with an uppercut boundary off Jamal, celebrating with his trademark leap and putting his finger to his mouth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a nice, little quiet shush,\u201d Warner said of his celebration, referring to the criticism.<\/p>\n<p>It was his first century since a battling 200 against South Africa at the Melbourne Cricket Ground a year ago.<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"solidarity\" href=\"#solidarity\" class=\"heading-permalink\" aria-hidden=\"true\" title=\"Permalink\"\/>Solidarity<\/h2>\n<p>He was dropped by Khurram Shahzad soon after bringing up his milestone but was otherwise in command until Jamal tempted him with a short ball and he was caught near the ropes by Imamul Haq.<\/p>\n<p>Khawaja, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1797747\/australian-cricketer-usman-khawaja-wears-black-armband-in-gaza-protest\">wearing a black armband<\/a> in solidarity with the people of Gaza, was happy to play second fiddle in a 126-run opening stand.<\/p>\n<p>He had a massive let-off on 25 when dropped but departed when Pakistan\u2019s bowlers picked up their game after lunch, caught by wicketkeeper Sarfaraz Ahmed off Afridi\u2019s bowling.<\/p>\n<p>Labuschagne looked in good nick, racing to 16 when he was beaten by a ball pitched up by Ashraf and given out lbw.<\/p>\n<p>Smith clattered a four through midwicket off his second ball to signal his intent but, after effortlessly making 31, he was deceived by a delivery from Shahzad and got a faint edge to the diving Ahmed.<\/p>\n<p>It was a maiden Test wicket for the debutant.<\/p>\n<p>Head cashed in with a quick 40 before top-edging straight to Agha Salman, ensuring Jamal too earned a first Test wicket.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI still believe we are in the game,\u201d said Jamal. \u201cWe are planning to get them out in the first hour tomorrow morning. \u201c<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veteran opener David Warner hammered a gritty 164 to silence the critics and steer Australia to 346-5 against an inconsistent Pakistan attack in the first Test at Perth on Thursday. The 37-year-old batted for much of day one before finally departing to Aamer Jamal, two balls after smashing the debutant for six. 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