Opener feels relief and achievement after his 21st Test ton fulfils a boyhood dream and puts Australia in control of the fourth Test in Melbourne
Busy, eventful and more difficult than it appeared. It was only right that David Warner’s 2017 finished as it has been throughout. It was a year bookended with tons that showed version 2.0 of the Australian vice-captain, the latter of which ticked off both the England team and another statistical milestone.
When reflecting on the century in a session he made during his first hit of this year Warner said the secret was that he had finally learned how to “caress the ball” to complete his game. Hardly words that sat alongside the Bull of old, defined by going hard, big and brutal. But just as it was in Sydney in January, on Boxing Day he was all things touchy‑feely. With bat in hand, at least.
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