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Australian opener David Warner drew the curtain Saturday on his 112-Test career with a swashbuckling 57 against Pakistan, leaving his home Sydney Cricket Ground to a standing ovation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The polarising 37-year-old was dismissed lbw by spinner Sajid Khan in the third Test, slamming seven boundaries in a 75-ball stay.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Warner's typically pugnacious knock helped the hosts to an eight-wicket victory and series clean sweep.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"It's pretty much a dream come true to win 3-0 and cap off what has been a great 18 months to two years for the Australian team," said Warner, who made his debut in 2011.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"I'm just proud to be with a bunch of great cricketers. These guys -- they work their backsides off.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"To come here in front of my home crowd and the support they have shown me and the team over the last decade of my career, I can't thank them enough," he added to broadcaster Fox Sports, where he will now work as a commentator.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Asked how he would like to be remembered, he replied: "Exciting, entertaining and I hope I put a smile on everyone's face with the way that I played."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

One of the finest openers cricket has known, Warner departed the red-ball game after plundering 8,786 runs at an average of 44.60, with a strike rate of 70.20.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

He blasted 26 centuries and 37 half-centuries.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

A larger-than-life character, Warner also collected 91 catches as one of the most consistent slip fielders in cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Australian coach Andrew McDonald described Warner before the Test started as "probably our greatest-ever three-format player" and skipper Pat Cummins said he will be a huge loss.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"It's going to be hard to replace Davey, he has basically played every game for the last dozen years," said Cummins.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"He's a huge personality, he really sets the game up with the way he plays every time he walks out, so he is going to be huge to replace."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Warner last week also announced his retirement from one-day international cricket, but is expected to continue in the Twenty20 format.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Childhood friend and long-time opening partner Usman Khawaja said it had been an emotional day.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"It's been a long journey and it's bizarre. Everything comes to an end, but you never think it will," he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"I'm really proud, particularly the way Davey went out and batted today, entertaining right to the very end."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

While a great with the bat, Warner's exploits will forever be overshadowed by the role he played in the notorious "Sandpapergate" ball-tampering scandal of 2018.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

He was seen as the chief plotter when Cameron Bancroft used sandpaper to scuff the ball before a crude attempt to conceal the evidence down his trousers during the third Test in Cape Town.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Along with skipper Steve Smith, Warner was suspended for a year by Cricket Australia, stripped of the vice-captaincy and banned from ever leading the team.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Despite the controversies Warner was welcomed back into the Australia fold when his ban ended and made his comeback during the Ashes series against England in 2019.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

He has been a fixture ever since with selectors now facing the difficult decision of who replaces him, with a two-Test home series against the West Indies starting on January 17 in Adelaide.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Recognised openers Bancroft, Marcus Harris and Matt Renshaw are seen as the contenders to fill the role.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

However, Smith added a twist to the plot this week when he put his hand up to move up from number four and do the job.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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That would open the door for the return of young all-rounder Cameron Green in the middle of the order, having been overlooked in recent Tests in favour of a resurgent Mitchell Marsh.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/David-Warner-Retirement.jpg", "alt_img": "David Warner", "alt_title": "Cummins and Khawaja Tributes on Warner's retirement", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "Dream Come True: Australia's Warner Retires From Test Cricket On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Australian opener David Warner drew the curtain Saturday on his 112-Test career with a swashbuckling 57 against Pakistan, leaving his home Sydney Cricket Ground to a standing ovation.", "seo_keywords": " David Warner", "tag": null, "tagging": "David Warner, David Warner", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "dream-come-true-australias-warner-retires-from-test-cricket", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "1", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "1338", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2024-01-06 10:23:56", "updated": "2024-01-06 10:23:56", "img_from": "Image Source: Google", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "David Warner", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2024-01-06 10:23:56", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "1", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": "Select", "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/dream-come-true-australias-warner-retires-from-test-cricket-135474" }