David Warner's historic hundred and a maiden test century by fellow opener Matt Renshaw lifted Australia to a commanding 365-3 at stumps on the first day of the third test against Pakistan at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Tuesday.
Renshaw will start day two on 167, having shared an unbroken 121-run partnership with Peter Handscomb (40 not out), with the hosts well-placed in their quest for a series clean sweep.
After Australia won the toss the day started brightly for the hosts with Warner becoming the first player to score a hundred in the opening session of a test in Australia.
Warner plundered 17 boundaries in a 78-ball century which he completed in the final over before lunch. The diminutive opener removed his helmet and did his trademark leap to celebrate his 18th test century, and third in Sydney, in front of an appreciative 30,305 crowd at his home ground.
"I started last year with a hundred here and I started with another hundred here and I've got to capitalise on that," said Warner, who also paid tribute to former Australian opener Philip Hughes, who died after being hit by a short pitched ball in a domestic game at the SCG in 2014. "Every time I walk out here my little mate (Philip Hughes) is walking with us and it's always in the back of my mind here.
It was just the fifth time in test history a century has been scored in the first session of a match, after Warner's fellow Australians Victor Trumper (1902 in Manchester), Charlie Macartney (1926 in leeds) and Don Bradman (1930 in leeds) as well as Pakistan's Majid Khan (1976 in Karachi).
Warner was eventually dismissed for 113 off 95 balls by Wahab Riaz, who had the left-hander caught behind by Sarfraz Ahmed.
"I always ride my luck and I play it the way I see it," Warner said. "I live by the sword and die by the sword whether it's the first ball or the last ball. Whatever it is that's the way I play."
Renshaw, in his fourth test, played with discipline in supporting Warner early, but was more attacking after his fellow opener's dismissal to raise his maiden test century off 201 balls, with eight boundaries.
The Queensland state opener dabbed a Yasir deliver on the legside and raced through for a single to complete his century. The 20-year-old raised both arms to acknowledge the crowd before warmly embracing his batting partner, and fellow test newcomer, Handscombe.