David Warner

David Warner told teammates of his surprise at being named player of the series in Australia's 2-0 win over South Africa.

"Whenever someone plays, it's not the first thing they put on their mantle piece, the player of the series. Pat Cummins led the way with the ball with 12 wickets at an average of 16.91, in a series where no one player stood out. Pat Cummins says David Warner was surprised to be named player of the series against South Africa.

The three-match series ended in a 2-0 win for Australia after the final Test was drawn. Warner scored a magnificent double hundred in his 100th test in the ...

Australian captain Pat Cummins said even David Warner was taken aback by the decision to award him the player of the series award against South Africa.

The three-match series ended in a 2-0 win for Australia after the final Test was drawn. It was a lesson in skill, patience, determination and stamina as the left-hander had to battle with cramp and the searing temperatures. Many felt it was Cummins, who deserved the award for his impeccable bowling and captaincy, but the Aussie skipper was not fazed about being overlooked.

Australia conceded five penalty runs in the 94th over when an off-spinner by Travis Head kept low and it nutmegged wicketkeeper Alex Carey to hit the extra ...

And with 213 runs in three matches at an average of 53.25, David Warner bagged the Player of the Series. The glovesman could only afford a wry smile. [Follow Yardbarker on MSN to get our exclusive content in your Microsoft News feed](https://www.msn.com/en-us/community/channel/vid-cj9pqbr0vn9in2b6ddcd8sfgpfq6x6utp44fssrv6mc2gtybw0us)

David Warner told teammates of his surprise at being named player of the series in Australia's 2-0 win over South Africa.

"Whenever someone plays, it's not the first thing they put on their mantle piece, the player of the series. Pat Cummins led the way with the ball with 12 wickets at an average of 16.91, in a series where no one player stood out. Warner was named as the series' best player, after the same honour was awarded to him following the one-day series against England earlier in the summer.

Pat Cummins revealed David Warner was surprised to be named Player of the Series after Australia beat South Africa.

Pat Cummins admitted Warner was surprised to be named Player of the Series David Warner won the Mullagh Medal at the Boxing Day Test and was named Player of the Series as Australia beat South Africa 2-0 [he made 200 at the MCG in the second Test of the series against the Proteas](/sport/cricket/article-11575799/Australian-cricketer-David-Warner-smashes-century-Boxing-Day-Test-MCG-against-South-Africa.html). Warner was named best player of the series after finishing with 213 runs at an average of 53.25. Pat Cummins revealed David Warner was surprised to be named Player of the Series after - David Warner was named Player of the Series against South Africa

Wait... David Warner. I can't be the only one whose jaw fell to the floor in disbelief when the identity of the Player of…

In Melbourne and Sydney, too, he boshed quick declaration runs at a breakneck pace before falling, sacrificing his wicket with one big shot too many for the good of the team. His 92 in Brisbane was a masterclass of spicy-pitch batting, and orders of magnitude better than even Warner’s double-ton given the conditions and circumstances involved. But unlike Warner, neither could be adequately replaced with a house plant for two of the three Tests. With the bat, Kyle Verreynne still managed to pass 50 more times than Warner for the series, establishing himself as quite possibly the Proteas’ most accomplished batter. Steve Smith scored a full 18 more runs than Warner for the series, and contributed crucial innings in all three Tests. Smith’s sole failure was his ugly edge behind when trying to get the first Test over and done with on the second evening. In three out of four innings, he was dismissed before South Africa had even made it to the five-over mark. Nathan Lyon, too, would have been a worthier winner than Warner, if only due to the abject gap in class between he and South Africa’s top spinner Keshav Maharaj. Quite literally ten times better than Maharaj (1 wicket at 260), with only his inability to get anything out of the last-day SCG track marking against him. It’s not just that Warner had just one big score for the series – his magnificent 200 in oppressive heat in Melbourne. His average of 25.2 on those two pitches still comfortably outstrips any South African, and no one watching could take their eyes off his extraordinary spell of bowling on the fourth evening at the SCG. You can only wonder whether Cummins cost Usman Khawaja, who like Warner had three ghastly performances before his epic 195 not out in Sydney, the gong by declaring with him five short of his own double-ton.