DA Warner of Australia completed 7000 runs as an opening batsman when he was on 30 during the course of his knock of 41 in the ongoing test against New Zealand at Melbourne. At the end of the first day’s play, his run aggregate read 7011. He joined the select band of  twelve other opening batsman who have scored 7000 plus runs in the annals of test cricket. DA Warner became the 13^th opening batsman to aggregate 7000 plus runs. The following table lists all the thirteen batsmen who have performed the feat

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0
1	AN Cook	Eng	154	278	14	11845	294	44.86	31	55	09
2	SM Gavaskar	Ind	119	203	12	9607	221	50.29	33	42	11
3	GC Smith	SAF/ICC	114	196	12	9030	277	49.07	27	36	11
4	ML Hayden	Aus	103	184	14	8625	380	50.73	30	29	14
5	V Sehwag	Ind/ICC	099	170	06	8207	319	50.04	22	30	15
6	G Boycott	Eng	107	191	23	8091	246*	48.16	22	42	10
7	GA Gooch	Eng	100	184	06	7811	333	43.88	18	41	09
8	MA Taylor	Aus	104	186	13	7525	334*	43.49	19	40	05
9	CG Greenidge	Win	107	182	16	7488	226	45.10	19	34	11
10	MA Atherton	Eng	108	197	06	7476	185*	39.14	16	45	17
11	DL Haynes	Win	116	201	25	7472	184	42.45	18	39	10
12	CH Gayle	Win	099	173	10	7028	333	43.11	15	36	14
13	DA Warner	Aus	083	149	06	7011	335*	49.02	23	30	09

DA Warner became the third Australian opening batsman to total 7000 plus runs in tests after ML Hayden and MA Taylor. ML Hayden has an aggregate of 8625 runs, while MA Taylor has scored 7525 runs

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0
1	ML Hayden	Aus	103	184	14	8625	380	50.73	30	29	14
2	MA Taylor	Aus	104	186	13	7525	334*	43.49	19	40	05
3	DA Warner	Aus	083	149	06	7011	335*	49.02	23	30	09