Mukesh: "I switched on the TV hoping to see Warner breaking Brian Lara's record. Left the room for a minute and the next minute Australia declare! Why?" -- Because you left the room!

GK: "I think there are a few more factors; T20 has unlocked a few more strokes, even today Warner pulled out some shots that would usually be unthinkable, as well as the obvious bat technology. The sticks used prior to the 2010s were massively different. There's also the professionalism element. These blokes play and train much harder than even players a decade ago. Warner scored nearly 100 just in singles. The physical fitness required to do that involves an amazing amount of support and sports science"

Hardik S: "Just like to highlight this. Bradman also had a 299*. His partner got run out." -- Yup. And Martin Crowe was dismissed on 299, against Sri Lanka.

James : "Warner halted just short of Hammond Hanif and Jayasuriya."

5.44pm Australia declare at 589 for 3. That leaves Pakistan somewhere around 26 or 28 minutes to bat out until dinner. Brian Lara's Test-record score of 400* stays safe for now. Warner's 335* is the tenth-highest Test score of all time.

James : "Neel I think a lot of the increase is down to faster scoring. Look at the 4 players with two triples. Sehwag Gayle Lara and Bradman. All fast scorers."

Neel: "Hi KK, Just analysed the triple centurions list. For the first 45 years since test cricket started, there were no triple. In the next 60 years, there were 11. In the 1990s, there were 4. But since the start of this century, there have been steep rise. 8 in the 2000s and 8 in the 2010s. Can we attribut this to the placid wickets that we have been seeing these days or because if shortage of good bowlers" -- This current half-decade has been a great one for bowlers. I guess the pace of scoring has picked up too, and that might be giving more batsmen the opportunity to go for 300.