• Unbeaten 110 witnessed by his parents,who had flown over from South Africa
• Player started tour as one of three batsmen dubbed ‘no-name by Matthew HaydenDawid Malan joked approximately overcoming the jump from facing “78mph dibbly-dobblies” in county cricket to a phalanx of Australia fast bowlers at the Waca after a maiden Test century for England that left him close to tears upon reaching the milestone.
The 30-year-used arrived at the start of the tour as one of three “no-name” batsmen in the England lineup, according to the former opener Matthew Hayden and sections of the local press. But he will leave with his reputation having leapt like the speeds he is now facing out in the middle.
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Source: guardian.co.uk