I should have held back: David Warner

Adelaide David Warner says he relishes taking his cricket to the opposition and was at his irresistible best again when he completed backtoback hundreds against India in the first Adelaide Test yesterdayVarun Aaron right and David Warner exchange words after the Australian is recalled to the crease on being bowled by a noball during Day Four of the first Test at Adelaide yesterday PicGetty ImagesThe belligerent Australian opener rode his luck in scoring 102 after his 145 in the first innings and has now scored 11 centuries in 33 Test matches Warner did not shy away from the blowups he was involved in with the Indian players during his fighting knock which helped put Australia into a strong position with a 363run lead heading into Saturdayrsquos final dayOne of the confrontations was triggered when Warner was bowled by express paceman Varun Aaron for 66 in the 34th over only to be recalled when replays showed Aaron had sent down a noball Aaron had given Warner a triumphant sendoff but the pugnacious opener responded in kind when he was recalled to the creaseShane Watson Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan all joined in exchanging sharp words before umpire Ian Gould eventually calmed down the warring parties ldquoThatrsquos what happens in cricket Things happen in the past things happen in the IPL Indian Premier Leaguerdquo Warner saidldquoThere are a few sendoffs here and there but he Aaron bowled pretty well he bowled tight and probably thought he deserved that reward and itrsquos unlucky in cricket that you bowl noballsldquoItrsquos how cricketrsquos played When things donrsquot go your way and you get that adrenaline For him to bowl that noball and for me to come back in and sort of have a go at him I shouldnrsquot have but it got me into another contestldquoI had to regroup and start again and you just have to ride that rollercoaster in cricket as much as you canrdquoWarner has a reputation in cricket for being a straightshooter and he admits he does ldquocross the linerdquo ldquoThe world knows how I like to get involved and how I play my cricket and thatrsquos how it isrdquo he said ldquoI try to take it to them if I have to be a bit verbal I will and sometimes I cross that line and I have to try not tordquoWarner figured out1 Australiarsquos David Warner yesterday became the first Test opener since England skipper Alastair Cook in 2012 to complete 1000 runs in a calendar year4 Warner became only the fourth Aussie to record at least 10 tons after 33 Tests joining the likes of Sir Don Bradman 18 Neil Harvey 12 and Arthur Morris 108 The number of halfcenturies Warner scored in the last 11 Test innings