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Australia reach 238 for 2 at tea on Day 1 on the back of David Warner's century

Australian skipper Michael Clarke retired hurt on 60 thanks to back spasms.

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Australia were 238 for two wickets at tea on the opening day of the first test against India in Adelaide on Tuesday.

Picking up pieces after Phillip Hughes' death, an emotional David Warner took the Indian bowling attack to the cleaners, smashing his way to a 10th hundred as Australia cruised to 238 for two at tea.

Warner went into the break undefeated on 131 off 140 balls with 17 boundaries, after having added 118 runs for the third wicket with skipper Michael Clarke (60 retired hurt).

Clarke unfortunately had to retire hurt due to recurrence of back spasms while he shaped up to hook a wayward short ball from Ishant Sharma, leaving real concerns for the hosts about his further participation in the game.

The Aussie captain looked in good touch hitting nine boundaries in 84 balls.

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The highlight of the first two sessions was Warner's batting as he took the Indian pace attack apart with some glorious strokes.

One saw the emotional side of Warner as he raised his bat and looked towards the heavens, when on 63, thus paying tribute to his Phil Hughes, with the spectators giving him a standing ovation.

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Once he completed his 10th Test hundred with a pull off  Varun Aaron, he gave skipper Clarke a long hug. There was no animated celebration but he did take off his helmet, wiped a tear and continued batting.

After opting to bat, Warner took the Indian pacers to task, reaching 77 during the first session.

There wasn't much to cheer about India's bowling with Aaron (1/76 in 12 overs) proving to be very expensive while Mohammed Shami (0/71 in 12 overs) was also off the mark.

The spearhead of the attack Ishant Sharma (1/36) had a relatively better first two sessions.

While Ishant accounted for Chirs Rogers (9), Aaron dismissed Shane Watson (14). 

 

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