Warner breaks 1089-day drought with century

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David Warner has capped his milestone 100th Test quality successful the champion way, notching a period connected time 2 astatine the MCG.

It's a 25th three-figure people for the left-hander successful Test cricket, who had ended time 1 connected 32.

Warner, 36, had not scored an planetary 100 since January 2020. It had been 1089 days betwixt triple-figure scores.

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He becomes lone the 2nd Aussie to people a ton successful his 100th Test match, matching a feat by Ricky Ponting successful 2006.

Warner was visibly affectional erstwhile helium deed Kagiso Rabada to the bound of the MCG to bring up his century, portion his woman Candice was wiping distant tears successful the grandstand.

Fox Cricket commentator Mark Howard labelled Warner Australia's "ultimate fighter", portion Kiwi large Ian Smith called it "fairytale stuff".

There has been plentifulness of speculation successful caller weeks astir the veteran's aboriginal successful Test cricket, fixed his property and however severely helium has struggled to marque large scores successful caller months.

But his woman knew a period was conscionable astir the corner.

"For him to do it with his backmost against the partition means adjacent more," Candice told Fox Cricket.

"You would deliberation by present penning David disconnected is astir apt the incorrect happening to do. He thrives connected that, and you've seen contiguous the people batsman that helium is."

Warner has had a unsmooth period distant from the field, too.

He sensationally withdrew an exertion to person his beingness enactment prohibition overturned, and took purpose astatine the counsel assisting a Cricket Australia autarkic sheet for "offensive" remarks during a hearing.

And earlier this month, Candice revealed vile maltreatment she received from members of the Adelaide Oval crowd.

"It's been incredibly tough, and radical don't instrumentality those things into consideration," Candice said.

"He ne'er uses it arsenic an excuse, helium uses it arsenic motivation."

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