DAVID Warner became the first Australian ever, and just the fifth man in history, to score three consecutive centuries on two occasions in Test cricket.
The opener reached triple figures after drinks in the afternoon session with a four through mid wicket off Mark Craig. The opener looked in ominous form from the outset, hitting his first two balls to the boundary and continuing to punish the New Zealand attack for the rest of his innings.
He took just 118 balls to reach the milestone during an innings that saw him pass 4000 Test runs and bump his average up to above 50.
His performance in this innings follows on from the 163 and 116 he posted in the first Test at the Gabba. He joins Sri Lankans Kumar Sangakkara and Aravinda de Silva, West Indian Everton Weekes and Indian Sunil Gavaskar as the only players to have achieved the rare feat.
He previously scored three centuries in a row in 2014, culminating with a ton against Pakistan in Dubai.
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