'Stay in the crease. It's not that hard': Mitchell Starc loses his cool at Theunis de Bruyn; watch video

The Boxing Day Test between Australia and South Africa was one-sided traffic through the course of four days at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The hosts were dominant from the word go, first dismissing South Africa for 189 runs and then scoring a mammoth 575 runs.

On the fourth day of the Test, South Africa once again failed to put up a fight and were dismissed for 204. Australia won the fixture by an innings and 182 runs, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-Test series.

Among many noteworthy moments at the MCG was the spat between Mitchell Starc and Theunis de Bruyn. While running down to bowl, the pacer noticed the Proteas batter backing up at the non-striker’s end. The left-arm seamer warned De Bruyn to stay inside the crease.

In the 19th over of South Africa’s second innings, De Bruyn was leaving the non-striker’s end multiple times even before Starc had finished bowling. At first, the Australian pacer did not say anything, even after de Bruyn’s actions made him miss his mark.

The batter, who had already left the crease before Starc reached the line, put his bat at the crease to prevent getting run-out.