Wonder of Warner

All plaudits must go to Warner for his 69 ball century on day one of the 3rd test at the WACA.  Also it is time for a positive article on cricket after so many negative articles in the past.

After India were skittled for 161 on a pitch that looked like it was a minefield for the Indian batsmen the Australian pair of Warner and Cowan made India look like what they are.  A team that is past it's used by date and in need of a fresh change, similar to that of which Australia is going through.  

With less than a session to bat, most would have expected Australia to set up ready for tomorrow and hopefully both batsmen still there on a healthy 60odd runs.  No one could have predicted what was to come, unless it was a short format version of the game that is.  What Warner showed though was that a quick fire innings can be done without having to resort to slogging.  When you compare his quickfire century to others in that list, you have to consider that he was opening the batting on day 1 on a pitch that had the opposition in fear  of every ball.  Most quickfire centuries come from middle order batsmen who are facing bowlers that are tired and bowling on a lifeless pitch. 

Warner how has the chance to go into the record books and record what could be the fastest double century and if he bats all day I would predict him to be well over 400.  With his cavalier approach though one would not be surprised he he falls at any stage but he has laid the platform and the rest of the Australian team should be able to heap on plenty of runs and humiliate an Indian lineup that does not have any signs of ticker.

Also of note was the support role of Cowan at the other end.  He played the perfect accompanying role and still scored at a healthy strike rate to ensure he didn't bog up one end.  Cowen is well placed now to go into day 2 with every chance to go on and score a century and you havee to look back to March 2009 for the last time an Australian opening pair scored a century each (Katich & Hughes - Kinsgmead).  

With Warner now showing what he is capable of in a Test match, as we have all seen it in the short form of the game, you have to take the good with the bad.  With his style of attacking play he will get out cheaply on plenty of occasions, but if he can minimise his failures he will set plenty of records in his career.