It’s a sight to bring back happy memories to Australian cricket fans – a blond leg-spinner claiming a vital wicket.

But this wasn’t Shane Warne playing a key role against the West Indies in Barbados on Saturday, it was part-time leggie David Warner.

Warner, coming on as Australia’s eighth bowler on the first day of the Test at Kensington Oval, took a sharp caught and bowled to remove Kirk Edwards for 61 after the Windies skipper had put on a century partnership with teenage opener Kraigg Brathwaite.

It was only the second bowling spell in Warner’s seven-Test career, the first coming in his debut Test against New Zealand in Brisbane last December when he was denied his maiden international scalp as James Pattinson dropped a catch.

“I actually surprised myself. It got to me pretty fast and he hit it pretty hard. Lucky I put my hands out,” said Warner, who was quickly dubbed “Shane Warner” by quick-witted individuals on Twitter.

“Ian (Gould), the umpire, said to me that if I didn’t catch it, it would have hit me because I didn’t see it.”

While there was an element of comedy in seeing explosive left-handed batsman Warner bowling right-arm leg-spin, he’s working on it becoming a more common occurence.

“It adds a string to the team as well,” he said.

“If we play two spinners you have an extra spinner there and obviously Michael (Clarke) bowls as well.

“It’s an advantage to the team in these conditions and I’m going to be practising a lot more in the nets.”