Twitter Reactions: David Warner and Usman Khawaja's brilliant tons lifts hosts on the opening day against NZ:

By Sayantan Bhattacharjee

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Twitter Reactions: David Warner and Usman Khawaja’s brilliant tons lifts hosts on the opening day against NZ: Australian Test cricket vice-captain David Warner has made a brilliant start to the summer, notching up a century in the first Test against New Zealand.

Warner flayed the Black Caps in Brisbane on Thursday in a vintage start for the opening batsman, but he may have had some extra motivation.

Batting first after the captain Steven Smith won the toss, the vice-captain David Warner and his new opening partner Joe Burns weathered the new ball spells of Tim Southee and Trent Boult before accelerating in the second hour of play to take the hosts to a comfortable 0 for 100 at lunch.

Burns was back to the pavilion for 71, courtesy 12 stroke-filled boundaries. But David Warner continued his sublime run.

Later in the session he opened his shoulders, firing one straight driven six off the third seamer Doug Bracewell. Growing New Zealand anxiety about their lack of inroads was betrayed by an LBW referral against Warner for a ball that was pitching clearly outside leg stump.

Warner reached 100 off 141 balls, with the help of 13 boundaries and 1 six.  He went on to score 163, before perishing to Neesham.

Usman Khawaja batted beautifully too, bringing up a stroke-filled century, while dominating the kiwi bowlers.

Australia are 389-2 at stumps, with Usman Khawaja unbeaten on 102 and skipper Smith not out on 41.

Let’s have a look at how Twitter reacted to David Warner’s sublime century and Australia’s performance at Brisbane this morning.

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