David Warner and Pakistani paceman have a tense standoff mid-Test

When Australian batsman David Warner and Pakistan quick Shaheen Shah Afridi were embroiled in a tense standoff at the crease in Lahore, plenty of sports fans didn't know what to think.

Tensions looked certain to erupt at stumps on Wednesday - only for the pair to both burst out in laughter.

The 'incident' - which saw Afridi tower over the often combative Warner after the final ball of the day - sums up the friendly spirit in which the series has been played in Pakistan.

Neither team is prepared to give an inch and despite draws in both previous Tests, the on-field action at times has been outstanding.

The bromance between Warner and the considerably taller Afridi lit up social media.

Plenty of cricket fans felt the exchange initially had shades of feared West Indian quick Curtly Ambrose standing over Steve Waugh in the Caribbean back in 1995.  

That unforgettable moment saw Ambrose dragged away by his teammates after the Australian skipper stood up to the legendary paceman and delivered some choice words.

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Australia went onto win the gripping series 2-1.

Former Australian quick Michael Kasprowicz, in commentary at the Gaddafi Stadium, said the rivals coming together in Pakistan sums up the feelgood relations between the two fiercely competitive cricket nations. 

'This is how great this series has been: the short and the tall,' he said.  

Earlier on Wednesday, Australia's fast bowling pair of Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc carved through the Pakistan batting order, sharing nine wickets between them to hand the touring side a first-innings lead of 123 in the deciding test.

Captain Cummins bowled an impeccable line and length to snare 5/56, while Starc