2633dThe Report by Brydon Coverdale

Warner blasts 82-ball ton in inevitable draw

After two days of constant rain in Sydney, David Warner produced a torrent of runs on the fifth day to entertain the faithful with the quickest Test century ever recorded at the SCG

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Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

DA Warner
DA Warner
122(103) 11x4 - 2x6
Control %88%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 30 runs
  • 4x4 - 0x6
7 4 10 5 17 25 32 22
KC Brathwaite
KC Brathwaite
85(174) 10x4 - 0x6
Control %89%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 21 runs
  • 1x4 - 0x6
17 1 11 13 6 16 8 13

Best performances - Bowlers

SNJ O'Keefe
SNJ O'Keefe
O26.1
M7
R63
W3
Eco2.4
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
NM Lyon
NM Lyon
O46
M12
R120
W3
Eco2.6
RHB
OFFLEG
2W1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Scorer: Chandan Duorah | Commentator: Deivarayan Muthu

END OF OVER:
38 | 3 Runs | AUS: 176/2

  • Peter Nevill7 (21b)
  • David Warner122 (103b)
  • Jomel Warrican15-1-62-2
  • Kraigg Brathwaite4-0-20-0

4:50pm: Smith calls Warner and Nevill in. The players exchange handshakes. All over at the SCG. It's a draw, but Australia lift the Frank Worrell Trophy, having already sealed the series 2-0 in Melbourne.

Steve Smith collects the trophy. It's party time for the hosts. That is all we have for you. Brydon's report should be your next stop. Until next time, cheerio from all of us at ESPNcricinfo.

For Warner, it was fun and (card) games off the field over the last couple of days. Today, he had fun on the field, after rain relented, and lit up the fifth day with the fastest Test century at the SCG. He began bang, bang with successive fours (the first of which an all-run four) and hardly looked back. A mini-blast to end an otherwise frustrating rain-laden Test.

Steve Smith, the Australia captain: I think it has been a great summer. Voges summed it up well. We have scored 15 hundreds among six Tests and took 20 wickets four times. We have a great bunch of guys together. We are going to continue to get better and adapt to conditions across the world. India are a very good one-day side and it will be a tough series for us.

Jason Holder, the West Indies captain: We got better as the series went on. I thought Darreb Bravo had a decent series for us. We have to learn quickly. Most of us have not played much international cricket. We will have to adapt quicker. Captaincy is hard work but I am trying to enjoy it. Special thanks to Richie Richardson, it is his last match for us. I want to thank him for his contribution as a player as well as manager.

Adam Voges is the Player of the Series. He will receive the Richie Benaud medal from Daphne Benaud

Voges, the inaugural Richie Benaud medalist: Huge honour to be the first one to win the award. It has been an amazing 12 months. It has been great fun since Dominica and I am enjoying it. It has been a great summer and I am just glad to be part of it. I don't have a choice. I am the old man by a fair bit. Under Steve's leadership, we have gelled well. Tough to pick the best innings. I enjoyed Hobart but the hundred against NZ at Perth at home has to be my favourite.

David Warner, the Player of the Match: Not at all (did he know whether he was the fastest Test centurion at the SCG?). Smithy wanted us to be the No.1 Test nation across formats. I spoke to Rogers before, the way I worked my game against England. That has helped me to score runs this summer. It is great to have the family around. Hopefully, we can beat India on home soil. I thank the fans for your patience.

O'Keefe: 22 years ago, I walked to play some milo cricket. To get out here, I had a nice home cheer. I really enjoyed my time, it is such a prestige to wear the baggy green again. To get three wickets and bowl in tandem with Lyon, it is a cliche, it was a dream come true. I felt a bit more relaxed on the fifth day and hats off to the young lads and support lads who made me feel at home.

Hazlewood: The three middle days were disappointing. Moving forward, we are in a good position. We are a little bit fatigued. Good to get through six Tests. Adelaide was the highlight of the summer.

37.6
0
Warrican to Nevill, no run, quicker and outside off, kept out
37.5
2
Warrican to Nevill, 2 runs, slides on outside off, square-cut away for a couple
37.4
0
Warrican to Nevill, no run, flighted, blocked on the off stump
37.3
1
Warrican to Warner, 1 run, darted on the leg stump, driven to long-on for one
37.2
0
Warrican to Warner, no run, slides on middle, forward and pushed back to Warrican
37.1
0
Warrican to Warner, no run, pushed through on the pads from around the wicket, 94.1ks, defended

Smith at the front of the change room.

Warner's quick fifties

11

No. of times David Warner has got to 50 runs quicker than run-a-ball in Tests. Since 2002, only Virender Sehwag, 17, has done this more often.

Hard work

276

Balls bowled by Lyon in this inns - the 4th highest bowled by any spinner in the first inns of a Test at the SCG. Highest since Bob Holland's 282 balls in '85-86.

Smashing down the order

4

Number of sixes by Carlos Brathwaite at No.8, joint-most by a West Indies batsman at the position. Overall record at the position is 12 sixes by Wasim Akram.

Lower-order resistance

5

No. of fifty-plus stands in this series by West Indies. Three of them have come for the 7th wicket.

Century at home

5

No. of spinners who have taken 100 Test wickets in Australia. Nathan Lyon is the latest addition to this list with his wicket of K Braithwaite

First of a kind

0

No. of run out dismissals for Samuels in his Test career of 113 innings, before this match. Got run out for 4 in this innings. He was out in this manner 14 times in ODIs.

Nervous 90s

3

Partnerships ended after adding runs between 90 and 99 for West Indies in this series, including Bravo-Brathwaite in this inns. Bravo is involved in all 3.

twin spin?

2006

Last time Australia played two front line spinners in a SCG Test, before this. Warne and McGill played vs South Africa and shared just 6 wickets between them.

Another Decisive venue

2

Tests ended as draw in the last 22 Tests played at SCG since 1995. Both the draws involved India (2003-04 & 2014-15). Hosts have lost only 3 out of last 22 matches.