John Hastings has laughed off talk of a bust-up between George Bailey and David Warner over a non-referral in Wednesday's opening ODI in New Zealand.
Bailey suggested on Thursday morning that he told Warner to review a lbw verdict, only for Australia's vice-captain to ignore the advice and trudge off.
Ball-tracking replays confirmed the decision would have been overturned had Warner referred it.
Bailey broached the issue when he was dismissed the following over amid a collapse of 5-8 in the 159-run loss.
"He said 'I wasn't that confident in what you had said'," Bailey told RSN Breakfast.
"I said 'well I'm not really sure what you're after Davey, but I can't be any more explicit than saying go for it'."
Warner took to Twitter to clear the air.
"A mistake by me and the umpire. That's why we love the game. Things can go your way or against you. #allgood," the opener posted.
Hastings also suggested there was no ill feeling between the pair.
"They're fine," Hastings said.
"Sometimes, you get it a bit wrong - human error is involved.
"Should it have been given out? Probably not. Should Davey have reviewed it? Maybe.
"The crowd's quite loud and things are going through your mind.
"I'm sure if he had his time again, I'm sure he would have reviewed it but that's just the way it panned out unfortunately."
TV commentators pointed the finger at Bailey after Warner's dismissal, suggesting he'd given dud advice.
Warner had consulted his batting partner after being struck high on the pads by a ball from Trent Boult.
"I said 'what does it feel like?'," Bailey said.
"And he said 'high'.
"And I said 'go for it' and he turned around and walked off, so I don't really know what more he wants from my end."
Australian captain Steve Smith was also puzzled by what transpired.
"It wasn't a great non-referral," Smith said.
Bailey played down the role of the non-striker in DRS referrals, arguing the dismissed batsman is always best placed to determine their fate.
"More often than not, I reckon you know," Bailey said.
"Quite often, those discussions with the bloke at the other end, you're sort of hoping for a miracle."
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