Three instances where declaration in Tests was made under questionable circumstances

#3 Australia vs Pakistan (Adelaide, 2019)

David Warner became the highest individual run-scorer in the day and night Tests.

Comeback man David Warner entered the record books by playing a gargantuan knock of 335* in the day and night Test match against Pakistan at Adelaide.

Following his 154 at Adelaide, Warner continued his rich vein of form by smashing the Pakistani bowlers all around the park. The innings was studded with 37 boundaries and 1 maximum. The most important thing about the knock was that he never looked troubled and he scored at an impressive strike rate of 80.14.

It has certainly been a huge turnaround for Warner as he had scored just 95 runs in 10 innings during this year’s Ashes series in England.

With Warner going all guns blazing, he was certainly well on course to surpass Brian Lara’s highest score of 400. But skipper Tim Paine declared the innings before the dinner break and Warner was deprived of his chance to surpass the record.

Tim Paine said to Channel 7, an Australian television channel that,

"It's a tough one, no doubt. I think everyone would have loved to see the 400-mark get beaten. But unfortunately with the weather that's around, we made a decision as a team that we would put in place time. Davey was part of that decision and was all for it. We are here to win Test matches."

David Warner too echoed Tim Paine's intentions and said in the post match press conference that,

"We looked at the weather that’s around tomorrow, we wanted to give ourselves a lot of time. We’ve managed to get six wickets down. If there is a bit of rain about tomorrow, the bowlers get a good rest, they only have to come out and try to get 14 wickets in the last two days.”

When he was asked about the prospects of reaching 400, Warner frankly admitted that, “Four hundred. If the boundary was a bit smaller straighter I might have taken them on a bit more."

Tim Paine’s perspective was that the team needed to show intent and declaring the innings even when a batsman was just a touching distance away from achieving a milestone meant the most admirable aspect of Australian cricket- personal milestones are secondary to team interests.

David Warner must be extremely satisfied by crossing Sir Don Bradman’s Test score. He is the second highest run-scorer for Australia in Tests behind Matthew Hayden's 380.