South Africa's Vernon Philander fined for swearing at Jos Buttler

Proteas seamer suffers hamstring issue in his final Test match

Image: Vernon Philander has been handed a fine and demerit point after swearing at Jos Buttler in Johannesburg

Vernon Philander has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee and handed one demerit point for his send-off to Jos Buttler on day two of the fourth Test in Johannesburg.

The South Africa seamer - playing his final Test before joining Somerset as a Kolpak player - used inappropriate language after dismissing Buttler at Wanderers on Saturday.

Watch how Philander dismissed Buttler for 20 in Johannesburg

Buttler had earned a fine and demerit point of his own after swearing at Philander during England's 189-run win in Cape Town in the second Test.

Philander's demerit point will prove irrelevant with the 34-year-old bowing out of Test cricket after this match having taken 224 wickets in 64 matches since debuting against Australia in 2011.

The Cricket Debate panel discuss Philander limping off with a hamstring injury in his final Test for South Africa.

The paceman is currently battling a right hamstring injury and left the field after bowling 1.3 overs in England's second innings to go for a scan.

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Watch day four of the fourth Test between South Africa and England, in Johannesburg, live on Sky Sports Cricket from 7.30am.

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