David Warner could have been let loose for a shot at Brian Lara’s world record of 400 without jeopardising Australia’s chances of completing a 2-0 series victory over Pakistan, according to Mark Taylor, but the former Test captain praised Tim Paine for prioritising winning over an individual record at Adelaide Oval on Saturday.

With rain forecast in Adelaide on Sunday and Monday, Warner was called in on 335 not out on the second evening of the second Test, giving Australia six overs to bowl at Pakistan before the dinner break after Paine had declared on 3-589.

Warner had galloped along on Saturday, adding 169 runs in 190 balls to not only become the seventh Australian to score a Test triple century but move to second on the all-time Australian list behind Matthew Hayden.

As he stepped up the pace in the middle session there had been increasing anticipation and excitement about a potential tilt at Hayden’s mark of 380, recorded against Zimbabwe in Perth in 2003, and Lara’s world record of 400 not out for the West Indies against England in Antigua in 2004.