Cricket: Warner, Khawaja destroy NZ

David Warner racked up yet another half-century in the first session against New Zealand. Photo / Getty

David Warner's highest test score, and Usman Khawaja's second century in consecutive tests destroyed New Zealand on the opening day of the second test against New Zealand at the Waca.

Having won the toss, Australia, as they did at Brisbane in the first test, effectively removed one of three possible results from the table, before New Zealand have even picked up a bat.

Australia will start the second day at 416 for two, with lefthander Warner having completed his fourth successive century against New Zealand, on a career high 244 and captain Steve Smith on 5.

Khawaja was out just before stumps for 121. That followed Warner's two tons at Brisbane and Khawaja's century in his return to the test side.

New Zealand's only successes on a sweltering day came just before lunch - when seamer Matt Henry dismissed Joe Burns for 48 having shared a 101-run stand with Warner - and near the end when Khawaja tiredly drove Doug Bracewell to cover.

Warner and Khawaja took the record second wicket stand at the Waca, previously 259 by Wayne Phillips and Graham Yallop in 1983 against Pakistan, to 302.

They'd also comfortably overtaken Michael Slater and David Boon's second wicket record against New Zealand, 235 at Hobart in1993 and Warner had the second highest score by an individual at the Waca, trailing only Matthew Hayden's 380 against Zimbabwe 13 years ago.

New Zealand needed to win the toss on a broiling day and a pitch full of runs. They didn't and were made to suffer.

They had two appeals for lbw rejected inside the first three hours - Burns on 26 off Tim Southee, but replays showed he nicked it into his pads; and Warner on 78 off Trent Boult. Replays showed the ball hitting the top of the stumps, therefore it came back to umpire S. Ravi's original not out call.

Soon after, offspinner Mark Craig had Khawaja caught at the wicket, but when umpire Nigel Llong got it wrong, New Zealand had no referrals left.

Southee, confirmed in the side shortly before the start, after recovering from his damaged back, was the pick of the seamers.

Boult, out of sorts in the first test, continued to struggle, Warner flaying three boundaries in his first over with the second new ball late in the day.

Craig was unable to keep things tight, Henry had the odd good moment and Bracewell was unable to make an impact.