India also have their share of angry young men who seem to spoil for a fight and won't back down. They now have a test captain, Virat Kohli, who embodies that aggressive stance.
Kohli will be around a long time and will have acolytes in the dressing room. From there, all it takes is a trigger remark.
Remember in the aftermath of the death of Phillip Hughes all those noble words spilling forth with Australian accents about using that tragedy as a means to inspire a change in attitudes, to heighten respect for opponents without losing the competitive spirit?
Great soundbites. Fat chance of succeeding.
That resolve lasted three days in the first test at Adelaide when Warner, Shane Watson, Kohli and Sharma all teed off. There were frequent flareups in the series.
The International Cricket Council are keen to get tough on the nastiness on the eve of the World Cup, with its accompanying global reach. An ICC source has talked of the "terrible publicity for the game" unedifying incidents would bring.
Zero tolerance has been mentioned. Umpires and match referees have been encouraged to clamp down on confrontational behaviour and the worst sledging. Amen to that.
This, of course, is not Australia's first run around the block of shame.
Nothing can be done about the past, but it can about the present.
When - not if - Warner's next bustup comes he should be given an extended holiday by cricket bosses. Time out to have a think. It's overdue.
