Ashes 2017/18: 5th Test, Day 2 - 5 things we learnt from the day

#3 Warner's new year Sydney love broken

Warner once again teased to make a hundred in a New Year's Test

David Warner had a hundred in each of the last three times he played in a New Year's Test at Sydney. It looked like the southpaw was well on his way to make it four when he reached his half-century after a relatively silent start in Australia's first innings at Sydney on day 2. England had tied down the rampaging opener, giving him little room to free his arms.

But the maturity of Warner was evident in the manner in which he negotiated the tough period before notching up a fine half-century. It was close to tea and England had started to feel the game slowly fade away from their grasp when James Anderson produced a quickish off-cutter to Warner. The southpaw hung his bat out with little feet movement and the edge was snaffled up by Johnny Bairstow behind the stumps.