David Warner had no choice but to complete his party routine. He just had to jump and punch the air like only he would.Even if that meant throwing his already besieged body further into the fight. , even if it meant pushing his already immobilized body toward total shutdown.. Without her, David Warner’s show wouldn’t be complete. In fact, there was a point where you could almost feel the very thought coming to Warner himself, right after he finished the first part of the celebration. Rod next door He’s a raver Get down on your knees and hit the air with a double fist like he did when he won the Australian Open in the arena. He took a short break before making his signature jump, but then landed on his right foot, completely limp. But it all felt worth it. Not just for that moment, but for the next seven or eight minutes or so, he was literally crawling on ropes to safety. Thousands of people stood up in awe and kept clapping when the champion opener somehow made it out of the MCG.The suffering and pain would have ultimately paid off for Warner too. He didn’t have a choice.
Just like Ric Flair had to give a few smacks and a lot of cheers from the crowd to win the match. Just like Jimi Hendrix wasn’t good enough to just get on his knees and play his best set without dropping a mesmerizing spontaneous guitar solo. Just like it wasn’t enough to drop a big leg on your opponent without listening to you.You had to see it all.
After all, David Warner is the same performer as all of them. After all, David Warner is a showman just like them. And what we witnessed in his Australian Test one of the hottest days in his cricket was Warner playing his biggest hits on the biggest stage. Needless to say, the stage of the occasion felt bigger, especially for the man playing in his 100th Test. The theater that accompanied his incredibly daring performance further heightened the scale of his performance and the aura surrounding him as one of the greatest cricket world champions of all time. One of the hallmarks of an athlete’s greatness is the undeniable inevitability that comes with performing in the limelight. The inevitability that they determine the moment, rather than the other way around. The inevitability of them not just starring, but being the show itself.
That’s not to say any of us predicted he would mark the second century, or the surreal nature of how it came to pass. I knew I would see every part of And from the intensity of the race between wickets, to the sheer determination to push through really intense stages, to the occasional pose that seemed to tell his opponents that he was fighting, we did. , all the classic warner shots, slash through points, drive through cover, short arm pull shots and pickup shots from spinners on deep mid wickets. He spoke to us and warned the South African two days before his milestone test that he was likely to meet an old Warner.
But he didn’t limit the show to just playing classical music. This wasn’t just a knock that showed Warner was a risk taker. There was a time when risk-averse avatars appeared, but this is the version we see in recent years.
There were also some technical changes. Unlike earlier in the summer, Warner no longer reached for the ball. He visited and stayed on the page rather than looking for it. And that meant he seemed much more in control while punishing the ball through offside.
It was Warner who brought the heat to South Africa at court. But there were times when he felt like he was up against the heat, especially coming from Anrich Nolce. As we’ve seen many times in his illustrious career, it wasn’t always just Warners dominating the opposition. On either side of the luncheon, Nortje bowled like the wind and was as good as we’ve seen fast bowlers come to these shores.
A big fast at MCG Square he had few offers for bowlers. There was little to no recovery from the brutal heat. But he had his sights set on defeating Warner. His fingers were slapped and his helmet slammed. But Warner, like the Prizefighter, survived the challenge. He got punched, but he came back. That classic airborne leap when reaching his ton, which has become as much part of Australian summer culture as the Boxing Day test itself, felt more enjoyable for the first time. was one of his most beautiful strokes. But it only gets better. Convulsions were inevitable. It wasn’t as endless as many Warner Knocks we’ve seen, and within 40 minutes he had two all-run fours. There are plenty of other singles and twos born out of his speed and willingness to push his body. This was the sharpest Warner had seen in that aspect of batting. Watch him in the replay of Marnus Labchagne’s run just after Norche’s stump was knocked down at the bowler’s end. As if to take a few half steps. This was another sign of how involved Warner was with his MCG. There was also a time when Steve Smith got in the way of pushing down the wicket and Warner took his disappointment semi-seriously when he raised his hand and wondered why his partner didn’t get in the way. There was also a classic Warner scene of Kagiso looking back at his labada. He took his two steps down the pitch after being hit in his ribs and the top fast bowler extended the chase. As he marched towards the 150 miles, Warner seemed to realize that the situation was about to overwhelm him. And the worse his spasm got, the more he spat it out on poor Keshab Maharajji. There were some exceptional inside-out drives as his left-arm spinner changed lines.
There were additional drink breaks to ensure the athletes and referees themselves were hydrated. When