Warner's stunning 335 leaves Pakistan clutching at straws

Over a period of time, Don Bradman's 334 versus England in Leeds in 1930 has gained iconic status. The epochal innings played on July 11, 1930 will be etched in the folklore of Ashes history. The legendary batsman composed 309 in a single day and barring a chance he offered on 273, it was a chanceless knock. The drama of the innings has been recounted from one generation to another, with Mark Taylor even declaring Australia's innings against Pakistan in Rawalpindi in 1998 when he was on 334 as a mark of respect for the legend.

A couple of decades after Taylor famously declared the innings, another southpaw from New South Wales was in touching distance of going past Bradman's iconic 334. David Andrew Warner was on the brink of achieving something special in the pink-ball Test against Pakistan in Adelaide. And he duly went past Bradman's defining innings with a single off Iftikhar Ahmed. Taylor, who was in the commentary box, applauded the effort, and Warner aptly got a standing ovation from the crowd. It was an innings that smashed the opposition attack to shreds and demoralised the bowlers. The effect could be seen with Pakistan collapsing in a heap after Australia declared at a massive 589 for 3 to