SA vs AUS 2018: Watch - David Warner and Quinton de Kock Involved in Ugly Altercation

After the second day’s play of the ongoing first Test, AB de Villiers had said the Australians are more friendly this time around.

“It was quite nice today,” de Villiers had said after the second day.

“They were very friendly compared to last time. It’s the usual stuff. We expect some verbal stuff out there when you’re playing cricket in general. It gets the juices flowing. I particularly enjoy it. And from the other side, we also get stuck in and try and unsettle the batters. It’s part of the game,” he had added.

Well, it did not take long for the bad blood to boil down between the two traditional rivals.

A CCTV footage has emerged, showing David Warner and Quinton de Kock involved in a heated exchange at tea on day four of the first Test. The incident occurred after two intriguing cricketing sessions. Warner was one of the focal points during the day following his animated celebration after the run-out of AB de Villiers.

Australia also had a tough second session. They had managed just one wicket between lunch and tea with de Kock and Aiden Markram forging a partnership that revived the hosts’ bleak hopes of chasing down 417.  And as the players left the field, emotions appeared to boil over.

Here is a clip showing the incident:

https://twitter.com/cutmaker/status/970421726201942020

The footage showed Warner aggressively throwing verbal volleys at de Kock who was following the Australians up the steps. The Australian vice-captain was then held back from moving towards de Kock by Usman Khawaja and later Tim Paine.

Captain Steven Smith then dragged his deputy in the dressing room, as de Kock headed towards his dressing room.

Cricket Australia investigating incident:

Meanwhile, Cricket Australia has launched an investigation into the incident. As of now, there was no indication from the footage what started it.

 “CA is aware of reports of an incident between players in Durban. CA is working to establish the facts of what occurred and will not be commenting until this has been done,” stated a statement from Cricket Australia.