Australia captain Steve Waugh and his West Indies counterpart Brian Lara were let off by the match referee following a heated exchange between the two players on the second day of the fourth Test on Saturday.
Lara, who was batting, and Waugh were involved in a war of words during the first session of play before they were separated by English umpire David Shepherd.
"There was some sort of gamesmanship, which is great," match referee Mike Procter told reporters after the close of play.
"It's what Test cricket is all about, and Dave Shepherd stepped in before it got carried away."
Australia fast bowler Brett Lee said the incident was part of the game.
"It was nothing personal," he said. "It's Test cricket, we're playing really hard