Matthew Hayden and Glenn McGrath
It was 1994, and both the Australians were still finding their feet in international cricket. A strong Australia-A team was playing a match with the Australian first XI in the Benson and Hedges World Series, and two of the country’s future stars got into a fight in the middle of the match.
Hayden smashed a ball to the cover fence, and while crossing over for a run, exchanged words with Glenn McGrath. The bowler, not impressed by what he heard, gave Hayden an earful and shoved him aside. Hayden later admitted, he had thought that McGrath intentionally stuck his arm out when Hayden was trying to cross, and that started the verbal spat. The ICC Match Referee, John Reid, met Hayden later, but since Reid wasn’t sanctioned for the match, there was no jurisdiction.