Australia vs West Indies - Five nastiest altercations

When Kieron Pollard attempted to throw his bat at Mitchell Starc, it wasn't the first time an Australian and West Indian have gone at it on the cricket pitch. Far from it, these two great cricketing nations have had plenty of squabbles in the past. Here are five occasions whenthe rivalry between the two nations had gotten out of hand and broke into a fight.

#1 Malcolm Marshall vs David Boon Brisbane, 1984/85

Ask anybody who watched cricket in the 1980s and they would tell you that West Indies had a plethora of tall, scary fast bowlers. Among them, Malcolm Marshall is widely regarded by many as the scariest of them all and that is telling something. So, it is fair to say that he isn’t exactly the bowler you’d want bowling, when you are coming in to play your debut test.

But that is precisely what happened to David Boon in second Test at Brisbane during West Indies’ 1984/85 tour of Australia. Not only was Marshall quick, he was also a feisty character as well. When the Tasmanian walked out to bat, he was undeniably a little iffy. After a few hits and misses, the West Indian had this to say "Now David, are you going to get out now or am I going to have to bowl around the wicket and kill you?" Now, if that wasn’t a nightmare debut test, then I don’t know what is.