After a slow start to the summer (but remember, it was against a fast, classy and well-organised Protean attack – the antithesis of the current Pakistanis, whose potential is undoubted but whose organisation and execution are sloppy) Warner was often the difference for his team. His technique, power, timing and scoring speed are simply world’s best, and made possible many a winning scenario.

There always seems to be a need to mention the pachyderm in the parlour: his performance overseas. But there are two reasons for it. Firstly. Warner is no home-turf bully. As was the case with Doug Walters in England all those years ago, he’s often a victim of his own superb timing. He gets closer to the deviating ball than most teammates are capable of getting. He bats well, and gets out – if that makes sense (it did to Greg Chappell during his “duck season” in 1980-81).

Secondly, he has been uncompromising in his attacking attitude, determined, as he has often said, to “play his own game”.  Under the guidance and leadership of Steve Smith – a man of great cricketing intelligence to go with his batting genius – Warner must now take stock. His 38 average overseas does him no justice at all. His win last night proves just how resourceful he can be. Warner breaks all the rules. He became a Test batsman after being recruited from the school of T20 batsmanship, and he adapted with outrageous success. He addressed the one perceived deficit he had when he proved he could master the 50-over game. He knows how to reflect and change.

But at Test level, he’s either been too proud or too inflexible to do so. Warner absolutely has the talent to wreak the same sort of destruction in any country. Australia’s aim is to erect first-innings monuments in India. If they don’t they’ll lose. If David Warner adapts, he’ll be a scary unit, even for India’s vaunted spin attack. To use Steve Smith’s words in his recent, public exhortation of Warner, he now needs to “go big”. He needs to prove what he shouldn’t need to prove – that he’s an all-conditions performer.