Run machine David Warner will consider ending his self-imposed booze ban in the coming days if Australia secure a series victory over NZ at the WACA Ground.
Warner hasn't touched a drop of alcohol since finding out his wife Candice was pregnant with their second child about six months ago.
His abstinence has coincided with the greatest form of his cricket career.
The 29-year-old has cracked three consecutive Test centuries in the past fortnight, including a masterful 253 against New Zealand at the WACA that has put Australia in the box seat to claim an unassailable 2-0 series lead.
Warner initially vowed to go without alcohol for the full length of Candice's pregnancy.
But after spending 409 minutes at the crease during his heroic WACA innings, Warner will consider cracking open a cold one if Australia manages to win the Test.
"A lot of that decision (to abstain) was to try to get through the England (Ashes tour) and our summer, to give my body the best opportunity to get through the summer," Warner told ABC radio.
"Also, it helps when you've got a wife who's seven months pregnant now.
"Her not being able to have alcohol, it's about setting a goal to see if I can go her full term without having alcohol.
"I'm going well so far, but I think I might need one after this game."
Warner's quest to surpass Brian Lara's world record score of 400no came unstuck early on Saturday when he edged Craig Boult to second slip.
Although Warner failed to get to the world-record mark, he broke all manner of other records along the way.
But sharing a 302-run stand with childhood friend Usman Khawaja was arguably the highlight for Warner.
"I really did enjoy it," Warner said.
"To be out there and hug him for his hundred, and our 300-run partnership (was special).
"Our family will be so, so proud of that because we've grown up with each other.
"To put what we used to do when we played together as youngsters - to put it out here on the global scale was fantastic."
Australia ended day one at 2-416, and Warner admitted he was a tad surprised at the lifeless nature of the WACA deck.
"It was a bit disappointing," he said.
"You sort of see, after lunch, even tea time, usually it does quicken up.
"It felt like it got a bit slower through the middle.
"But I also think it had something to do with their bowlers only reaching 130, 135km/h.
"And they're quite tired.
"So when we've got two bowlers at 140-plus, that's when we can see if the wicket has fastened up. We have to wait and see."
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