Warner hits double century in 100th Test

Australia’s veteran opener David Warner has become the 10th man in Test history to score a century in his 100th Test.

He hit the double century on Tuesday against South Africa before being helped off the Melbourne Cricket Ground in agony.

He joined an illustrious group of names to achieve the milestone and became just the second Australian to do it behind Ricky Ponting, who is the only player to score twin hundreds in his 100th Test. Joe Root was the only other player to score a double hundred in his 100th Test.

En route to three figures, the 36-year-old passed 8,000 Test runs -- the eighth Australian to do so -- after coming into the game under pressure after a lean run.

He notched his first Test century since January 2020 to prove the doubters wrong on day two of the second Test and with the opposition bowlers tiring in searing heat, he battled the elements and converted it to 200.

His third Test double century came off 254 balls with 16 fours and two sixes in a test of endurance in the heat.

He needed treatment for cramp several times and eventually retired in pain on 200, helped off the field.