David Warner Retirement: 'Scoring 100 In One Session Was Massive,' Aussie Opener Recalls His Favourite Test Innings

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David Warner announced his retirement from ODI cricket as well on the first day of 2024 (Monday) as the 37-year-old southpaw is all set to play his final Test match against Pakistan Sydney on January 3. Ahead of the game, the batter recalled his favourite moments in Test cricket.

While winning the Ashes is memorable for any Aussie cricketer, David Warner cited his favorite memory as former bowler Ryan Harris getting the final two wickets to end a hard-fought Test series against South Africa in Cape Town.

"There is a lot, but from a team perspective, I think winning the Ashes is massive. But I remember back to Africa (in 2014) when Ryan Harris took that final wicket in the last couple of overs," Warner told cricket.com.au.

"I think that one stands out for me because that was a really hard-fought series. That to me was one of the hardest games I have been a part of.The memory of Ryan Harris (bowling) on one knee was really significant, and that is one that stands out for me."

On his favourite innings, David Warner said that scoring a century against Pakistan in 2017 in a single session was massive for him while a knock of 335* against the same opponents at Adelaide in 2019 was also his "most patient" knock.

"I think the 100 in a session here (against Pakistan in 2017) is probably one for me where you don't go out as an opening batter trying to achieve that, to get the team off to a start like that. But to go out there and score a hundred in a session is massive.

"Then clearly the 300 in Adelaide (his 335no against Pakistan in 2019) was probably my most patient innings. It was a challenge mentally to get back up the next day and play. I had never really experienced that before in that many hours at the crease," said Warner.