'There’s no better way to silence them': David Warner fires shot at Mitchell Johnson post-century

Australian opener David Warner and his former teammate Mitchell Johnson were involved in an ugly war of words before the start of the Test series against Pakistan. In his column, Johnson questioned Warner's retirement plan and his place in the Australian Test side, calling him a “walking wicket.” David Warner initially laughed off Johnson’s criticism and said everyone is entitled to their opinion. 

Warner has now responded to Mitchell Johnson's criticism in his own way by smashing a century against Pakistan in the first Test match in Perth. After reaching the three-digit mark, Warner jumped in the air in his signature style to celebrate his 26th Test ton before signaling a shush presumably to Johnson, who was sitting in the commentary box at the Perth Stadium.   

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David Warner fires shot at Mitchell Johnson

During the tea break, David Warner spoke to Fox Cricket and opened up on the recent saga involving Mitchell Johnson. “There’s going to be criticism, but you’ve got to take that. There’s no better way to silence them than putting runs on the board,” Warner said in his interview after blasting a century against the visiting Pakistan team.

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AUS vs PAK: Opening the batting, Warner scored a crucial 164 off 211 balls including 16 boundaries and 4 sixes. Warner was eventually dismissed by Pakistan Test debutant Aamer Jamal in the 75th over of the first innings. Australia finished the day with 346/5 on the board. Apart from Warner, Usman Khawaja contributed 41 runs, while Travis Head scored 40 runs.