Critics are calling for Aussie captain Tim Paine’s head after a stunning call left David Warner stranded in reach of cricket’s greatest record.
Cricket legends, including Aussie test great Brett Lee, have questioned Paine’s decision to put Pakistan in before the dinner break.
His knock of 335 is officially the second highest ever test score by an Aussie – second only to Matthew Hayden’s 380, set in 2003.Australia declared at the end of the same over where Warner jumped above Mark Taylor and Sir Donald Bradman’s iconic scores of 334.Scoring at more than five runs an over, Lee told Fox Cricket Warner should have been given a chance by Paine to chase the record, after passing Bradman’s mark with more than half an hour of play before the dinner break.
“It’s not a lot of rain though is it? I’m just thinking, you don’t often get that opportunity to go on to get a world record,” Lee said.“I would have preferred they start the innings under lights with the new pink ball.
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