Australia vs South Africa: Notable moments from Melbourne - Anrich Nortje gets beaten by Spidercam, Scott Boland's bad luck and Mitchell Starc's injury

David Warner scored a double ton in his 100th Test, becoming only the second player to accomplish that notable feat after Joe Root. 

And Australia ended up putting itself in a perfect position to win the second match, seal the series, and add to their all-important points percentage tally in the World Test Championship (WTC) standings. 

However, not all of the notable moments were this evident – some happened in the background and were amplified mainly due to the reach of social media. 

Here we look at three memorable moments for the right or wrong reasons. 

Nortje's unusual injury scare – South African pacer Anrich Nortje was in some form on Day 2, and at one point bowled a fiery spell that saw him breach the 150 km/h mark consistently and even ended up in Warner getting clipped on the finger. 

However, the pacer was involved in a freaky and frightening injury scare when the Spidercam – the camera suspended on rods that goes through the air on the playing field – got a little too low and decked him on the upper body. 

He was thankfully unharmed, but, as he noted afterwards, that camera should not have been that low in the first place. Hopefully, the relevant people heard his case because that incident could have ended so much worse. 

Boland's unlucky dismissal attempt – One of the worst feelings for any bowler is when the ball hits the stumps, but the bails somehow don't dislodge, and the batsman ends up surviving what should be an apparent dismissal. 

Yet that is precisely what happened when Melbourne local lad Scott Boland, picked ahead of Josh Hazelwood, ended up rapping South Africa skipper Dean Elgar on the pads, and the ball rolled back towards the stumps. The ball hit the wickets, but the bails largely remained in place. 

The luck Elgar had left many in shock, including Australia's off-spinner Nathan Lyon, who quipped that Elgar's chance was down to Santa Claus coming for him a day later. Not that it mattered too much, as Marnus Labuschagne soon ran out Elgar. 

Starc's injury concern – Mitchell Starc ended up picking up an injury on Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test when, in an attempt to dive for the catch in the deep, he dislocated the tip of his middle finger on his left hand. 

He would end up coming back onto the field and did not have to bowl and, despite being assessed during the game, remains a doubt for the Test at Sydney. Cricket Australia merely stated that his "condition will be reassessed after the match." 

That no confirmation of his scan results also led many to believe his fitness is touch and go as things stand. Given the kind of player he is, Australia would miss him but would also arguably have the squad depth to compensate for his absence