Sydney: Aussie opener David Warner attained a super ton before spinner Nathan Lyon's  (5/50 in 16.5 overs) remarkabe bowling effort destroyed the Kiwi batting lineup to wrap up the three match Test-series 3-0 on the fourth day of the third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Earlier on Monday, Warner (111*) celebrated his fourth hundred - his 24th in Test cricket - in the last five Tests at the SCG.

Australia attained a 279-run win against New Zealand to win the third and final Test at Sydney. The hosts had earlier defeated NZ by 296 and 247 runs in the Perth and Melbourne Tests, respectively.

Meanhwile, an incident during the match left Warner baffled. Australia were penalised five runs by on-field umpire Aleem Dar for batsmen running down the 'danger zone' of the pitch twice in the space of three deliveries.

“What?” a fumig Warner exclaimed. “What am I doing wrong? What am I doing?”

Umpire Alem Dar replied “running down the middle.”

Warner then questioned another umpire Marais Erasmus. “What do you want (me) to do, play the shot and then jump this way (sideways)?”

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Speaking after the match, Aussie skipper Tim Paine said: "Very lucky to be captain of this group. We have a very special group of people. Having Warner and Smith back has strengthened our batting group. The rest of us can learn a lot from them."

"We are blessed with the guys on the park; (Josh) Hazlewood gets injured and (James) Pattinson can come in and fill for him. The depth, our hunger; we haven't struggled in the last couple of years to get 20 wickets but we have struggled to get runs. Their return has made us a much more consistent Test side. I think we can still get better," he added.