“That was inappropriate,” said Fox Cricket commentator Kerry O’Keeffe. “It’s unsavoury. You can’t have contact like that. Whether they were half joking, I don’t know. The body language suggested not.

“There’s been some feistiness out there. This is an ill-tempered affair now.”

Green and Wade spoke together on Channel Seven after the match and played down their stoush.

“It’s all good,” Green said. “We knew we were under par on a really good wicket and we’re both fierce competitors on the field. [I was] trying to create something out of nothing.

“There’s no issue. If you want to keep digging, there’s nothing there. We both play with feeling on the field. I’ve got no issues with him personally.”

Wade added: “I’m alright. I couldn’t hit him [for runs while batting], that was more my frustration.”

Warner and Wade were pictured speaking after the match and appeared to be in good spirits.

David also gave his version of events.

“We know Wadey loves getting into the contest and being a bit feisty,” David said. “Greeny was winding him up. I was there trying to defuse it and they were going at each other a little.”

Match referee David Johnston may have a different view of the incidents, given players are not allowed to make physical contact on the field. Johnston could hand out fines.

Wade and Warner’s altercation will certainly get people talking about the BBL but not in the way CA would have hoped.

While a significant portion of Warner’s contract includes a marketing component, paid for by CA, his dollar per run ratio will be a talking point after Sunday’s short stay.

After making 19 from 20 balls in the Thunder’s nine wicket loss on Friday evening, there was pressure on Warner to deliver on his mega contract.

After knocking his first delivery into the off side, Warner was beaten all ends up by a sensational 140km/h yorker from Meredith

Of course, there is more to T20 cricket than just runs. Warner is excellent in the field and his experience is a huge bonus for the Thunder.

His ability to draw a crowd and improve television broadcast figures were factors in CA’s decision to chip in such a high dollar figure per match.

On a per-game basis, Warner has already made $160,000. Divide that by the 19 runs Warner has made and he’s pocketed $8421 for every run.

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On Friday, Warner batted for 37 minutes, while on Sunday he was at the crease for three minutes.

It means Warner has made $4000 a minute while at the crease. It’s an hourly rate of $240,000.

For context, Warner and other Australian stars receive $18,500 match payments for a Test.