McGrath and Sarwan exchange a few choice words

Australian fast bowler McGrath clashed with the West Indies batsman on the fourth day of the game, forcing umpire David Shepherd to intervene.

The players escaped with a reprimand, but International Cricket Council chief executive Malcolm Speed believes firmer action should have been taken.

"Players make mistakes, umpires make mistakes. In my view, the umpires made a mistake in this match.

"It's important the umpires lay a charge and the referee deals with it."

He said: "If the on-field umpires haven't seen an incident there is nothing to stop the third umpire laying a charge."

Speed is concerned about the game's image

Both players later expressed remorse about the incident, which prompted the Australian Cricket Board's James Sutherland to warn his players about their on-field behaviour.

Sutherland's views were echoed by Speed, his predecessor as ACB chief.

"The Australian team is one of the greatest cricket teams we have seen in the history of the game.

"It would be unfortunate if it was remembered as a badly behaved team, rather than a great team that behaved well," he commented.