Former England skipper Michael Vaughan has denied promoting 'personal abuse' against Australian cricketers during the controversial third Test against South Africa. England legendary batsmen Vaughan was involved in war of words on Twitter with David Warner's wife Candice after making light of the Australian team wanting to lodge an official complaint for the abuse they got from South African fans in the stadium. The former England captain suggested that Australian players' own behaviour inflamed tensions during the four-Test series but those comments didn't go down too well with Candice.

Some South African supporters even reached the stadium donning Sonny Bill masks that only served to further infuriate the Australian camp. David Warner's tour of South Africa has been marred by various untoward incidents. Captain Steve Smith and his vice-captain Warner stepped down from their "leadership" roles in the Australian team after admitting to being orchestrators of a plot to tamper with the ball during the third Test in Newlands, Cape Town.

Australian opener Cameron Bancroft was caught red-handed by television cameras appearing to rub a yellow object on the ball during the third Test. The ICC suspended Smith for one Test and docked his entire match fee while Bancroft got a 75 percent fine and three demerit points. Reports suggest Cricket Australia is set to hand Smith and Warner far graver punishments. Smith is set to lose his captaincy permanently while the duo also face one-year bans. Australia cricket chiefs are expected to update a shocked Australian public on Wednesday morning, with reports saying they could throw the book at Smith and Warner.