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NOT even a long overdue century could make David Warner happy.
The wayward left-hander overcame a string of low scores to smack a sparkling 139 in just 126 balls for NSW in the Ryobi Cup match against Queensland at North Sydney Oval on Thursday.
However an angry Warner left the ground shortly after the match, which Queensland won easily despite Warner's fireworks.
He hit 13 fours and six sixes including one struck a grandstand clock.
Warner celebrated his century like a man who has had a lean and disrupted year but that moment of joy did not appear to last long.
NSW collapsed to be all out for 253 and Queensland won by five wickets with six overs to spare.
It was unclear whether Warner's anger surrounded the team performance or questions about his place in the Australia side after a terrible year on and off the field.
Dropped from the Australia one-day and Twenty20 sides, Warner averaged just 24 during the four-Test tour of India earlier this year and 23 on the recent Ashes tour, when he played the last three Tests.
He missed the first two Tests in England after being suspended for punching England's Joe Root in a Birmingham hotel during the Champions Trophy.
In a growing list of controversies Warner was chastised last week for refusing to play club cricket when he desperately needs all the cricket he can get.
While Warner continues his struggles with the sometimes harsh realities of the cricketing world a relaxed Usman Khajawa scored 63 from 52 balls opening the batting for Queensland in front of selector Rod Marsh.
Khawaja confided that he spoke to Marsh after being dropped for the last Test in England.
"It's quite obvious, you score runs, you put your hand up and play for Australia if the opportunity arises," Khawaja said.
"Hopefully you take it which I haven't really done the last couple of times I've been there (in Test cricket).
"We try to keep it simple, it's not rocket science.
"They (the selectors) are picking blokes on form that's why Chris Rogers is in the team.
"A few years ago with the old selectors he wouldn't have played, obviously he has been an outstanding performer in Shield cricket and county cricket and done beautifully."
Despite averaging just 25 in nine Tests over almost three years Khawaja, 26, believes he will play for Australia again.
"I am quite confident in myself, I believe in myself and I believe in god and I am quite happy with where I am right now and I have faith I will play for Australia again, it is just a matter of when.
"It doesn't need to be rushed, good things come to those who wait. Hopefully I can keep scoring runs again and become a better player."
Significantly the best NSW bowler was spinner Nathan Lyon despite the short North Sydney Oval boundaries.
Opening the bowling Lyon claimed 2-33 from 10 overs with his first wicket Khawaja stumped.
"He was bowling well there," said Khawaja. "It was one of those ones where he genuinely beat me, beat me for flight and got me out of my crease, he got the best of me there.
"He was the toughest bowler for them, luckily you can only bowl 10 overs in a one day game so we worked out pretty quick that if we can fend him off we can score easily against the other bowlers."
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