Australian openers scoring a century and a half century in a test – DA Warner emulates MA Taylor and MA Hayden

DA Warner emulated MA Taylor and ML Hayden in scoring a century and a half century in test. All the three opening batsmen have accomplished the feat on five occasions
DA Warner scored 113 and 55 in the ongoing test against Pakistan at Sydney to provide the 48th occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a century and a half century in a test {which includes centuries in both innings of a test}. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | PS McDonnell | 124 | 83 | v England | Adelaide | 12 Dec 1884 |
| 2 | VT Trumper | 113 | 59 | v England | Adelaide | 15 Jan 1904 |
| 3 | W Bardsley | 136 | 130 | v England | The Oval | 09 Aug 1909 |
| 4 | CG Macartney | 137 | 56 | v South Africa | Sydney | 03 Mar 1911 |
| 5 | HL Collins | 70 | 104 | v England | Sydney | 17 Dec 1920 |
| 6 | WM Woodfull | 68 | 111 | v England | Sydney | 14 Dec 1928 |
| 7 | AR Morris | 122 | 124* | v England | Adelaide | 31 Jan 1947 |
| 8 | AR Morris | 105 | 62 | v England | Lord’s | 24 Jun 1948 |
| 9 | J Moroney | 118 | 101* | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 10 Feb 1950 |
| 10 | CC McDonald | 133 | 51* | v England | Melbourne | 13 Feb 1959 |
| 11 | WM Lawry | 74 | 102 | v England | Manchester | 27 Jul 1961 |
| 12 | RB Simpson | 153 | 115 | v Pakistan | Karachi | 24 Oct 1964 |
| 13 | WM Lawry | 210 | 58* | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 05 May 1965 |
| 14 | RB Simpson | 55 | 103 | v India | Adelaide | 23 Dec 1967 |
| 15 | KR Stackpole | 87 | 136 | v England | Adelaide | 29 Jan 1971 |
| 16 | IR Redpath | 103 | 65 | v West Indies | Adelaide | 23 Jan 1976 |
| 17 | IR Redpath | 101 | 70 | v West Indies | Melbourne | 31 Jan 1976 |
| 18 | RB McCosker | 51 | 107 | v England | Nottingham | 28 Jul 1977 |
| 19 | GM Wood | 50 | 126 | v West Indies | Georgetown | 31 Mar 1978 |
| 20 | AMJ Hilditch | 70 | 113 | v West Indies | Melbourne | 22 Dec 1984 |
| 21 | AMJ Hilditch | 119 | 80 | v England | Leeds | 13 Jun 1985 |
| 22 | GR Marsh | 56 | 110 | v England | Brisbane | 14 Nov 1986 |
| 23 | MA Taylor | 136 | 60 | v England | Leeds | 08 Jun 1989 |
| 24 | MA Taylor | 52 | 101 | v Pakistan | Melbourne | 12 Jan 1990 |
| 25 | MA Taylor | 59 | 144 | v West Indies | St John’s | 27 Apr 1991 |
| 26 | MA Taylor | 64 | 142* | v New Zealand | Perth | 12 Nov 1993 |
| 27 | MA Taylor | 334* | 92 | v Pakistan | Peshawar | 15 Oct 1998 |
| 28 | ML Hayden | 197 | 103 | v England | Brisbane | 07 Nov 2002 |
| 29 | JL Langer | 146 | 78* | v West Indies | Georgetown | 10 Apr 2003 |
| 30 | ML Hayden | 136 | 53* | v India | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2003 |
| 31 | ML Hayden | 117 | 132 | v Sri Lanka | Cairns | 09 Jul 2004 |
| 32 | JL Langer | 191 | 97 | v Pakistan | Perth | 16 Dec 2004 |
| 33 | ML Hayden | 111 | 77 | v ICC World XI | Sydney | 14 Oct 2005 |
| 34 | ML Hayden | 65 | 137 | v South Africa | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2005 |
| 35 | JL Langer | 82 | 100* | v England | Brisbane | 23 Nov 2006 |
| 36 | PA Jaques | 150 | 68 | v Sri Lanka | Hobart | 16 Nov 2007 |
| 37 | PJ Hughes | 115 | 160 | v South Africa | Durban | 06 Mar 2009 |
| 38 | SR Watson | 93 | 120* | v Pakistan | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2009 |
| 39 | SM Katich | 88 | 106 | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 27 Mar 2010 |
| 40 | SR Watson | 126 | 56 | v India | Mohali | 01 Oct 2010 |
| 41 | DA Warner | 60 | 112 | v England | Perth | 13 Dec 2013 |
| 42 | CJL Rogers | 61 | 116 | v England | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2013 |
| 43 | DA Warner | 135 | 145 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 01 Mar 2014 |
| 44 | DA Warner | 145 | 102 | v India | Adelaide | 09 Dec 2014 |
| 45 | JA Burns | 71 | 129 | v New Zealand | Brisbane | 05 Nov 2015 |
| 46 | DA Warner | 163 | 116 | v New Zealand | Brisbane | 05 Nov 2015 |
| 47 | JA Burns | 170 | 65 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 20 Feb 2016 |
| 48 | DA Warner | 113 | 55 | v Pakistan | Sydney | 03 Jan 2017 |
DA Warner scored 113 and 55 in the ongoing test against Pakistan at Sydney to provide the sixth occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a century and a half century in a test against Pakistan {which includes centuries in both innings of a test}. All such occasions are listed below. DA Warner became the fifth Australian batsman to perform such a feat against Pakistan
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RB Simpson | 153 | 115 | v Pakistan | Karachi | 24 Oct 1964 |
| 2 | MA Taylor | 52 | 101 | v Pakistan | Melbourne | 12 Jan 1990 |
| 3 | MA Taylor | 334* | 92 | v Pakistan | Peshawar | 15 Oct 1998 |
| 4 | JL Langer | 191 | 97 | v Pakistan | Perth | 16 Dec 2004 |
| 5 | SR Watson | 93 | 120* | v Pakistan | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2009 |
| 6 | DA Warner | 113 | 55 | v Pakistan | Sydney | 03 Jan 2017 |
With 113 and 55 in the ongoing test at Sydney against Pakistan, DA Warner emulated MA Taylor and ML Hayden who have accomplished such a feat on five occasions. DA Warner’s feat in this test provides the fifth such occasion. The performance of these three Australian openers are furnished below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | DA Warner | 60 | 112 | v England | Perth | 13 Dec 2013 |
| 2 | DA Warner | 135 | 145 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 01 Mar 2014 |
| 3 | DA Warner | 145 | 102 | v India | Adelaide | 09 Dec 2014 |
| 4 | DA Warner | 163 | 116 | v New Zealand | Brisbane | 05 Nov 2015 |
| 5 | DA Warner | 113 | 55 | v Pakistan | Sydney | 03 Jan 2017 |
| 1 | MA Taylor | 136 | 60 | v England | Leeds | 08 Jun 1989 |
| 2 | MA Taylor | 52 | 101 | v Pakistan | Melbourne | 12 Jan 1990 |
| 3 | MA Taylor | 59 | 144 | v West Indies | St John’s | 27 Apr 1991 |
| 4 | MA Taylor | 64 | 142* | v New Zealand | Perth | 12 Nov 1993 |
| 5 | MA Taylor | 334* | 92 | v Pakistan | Peshawar | 15 Oct 1998 |
| 1 | ML Hayden | 197 | 103 | v England | Brisbane | 07 Nov 2002 |
| 2 | ML Hayden | 136 | 53* | v India | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2003 |
| 3 | ML Hayden | 117 | 132 | v Sri Lanka | Cairns | 09 Jul 2004 |
| 4 | ML Hayden | 111 | 77 | v ICC World XI | Sydney | 14 Oct 2005 |
| 5 | ML Hayden | 65 | 137 | v South Africa | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2005 |