Warner, Head light up Australia Day

Jan 26, 2017

Azhar Ali dropped a difficult catch off the first ball at slip and reprieved David Warner...•Cricket Australia/Getty Images

Warner unleashed a variety of drives and dominated the opening stand•Getty Images

Head then reached his fifty off 78 balls in the next over with a pull•Getty Images

During the process, Head raised a maiden ODI hundred•Getty Images

...with his third-successive fifty•Getty Images

Azam became the second Pakistan player to hit a century against Australia in Australia•Getty Images

...who was partnered by Travis Head at the top of the order•Cricket Australia/Getty Images

He reached his fifty off 34 balls•Getty Images

They went on to bring up the highest first-wicket partnership by an Australian pair in ODIs...•Getty Images

There was also a century from Hasan Ali - he became only the second Pakistan bowler to concede 100 runs in an ODI as Australia finished at 369, despite late wickets•Cricket Australia/Getty Images

Babar Azam kept him good company in a 130-run stand for the second wicket•Getty Images

Hazlewood dismissed Azam for 100 and helped secure the hosts' 57-run win on Australia Day•Cricket Australia/Getty Images

Would Warner get to a hundred before Head reached a fifty? Yes, Warner's next fifty came off 34 balls too as he celebrated his fastest ODI century•Getty Images

... but fell two short of the record opening stand in ODIs•ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Sharjeel Khan gave Pakistan a sprightly start in their steep chase...•AFP

Mitchell Starc removed Sharjeel and Mohammad Hafeez in successive overs to throw the chase off track•Getty Images