“The Gabba is a good option and have upgraded their lights, and I would have thought a balmy Test would be a pretty good place to watch cricket”.
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“But on any given day you can get the better of somebody and you’ve got to back yourself, you’ve got to believe that you can get somebody out, you have to believe you can score a hundred against the best bowlers in the world”, said Richardson.
The results of the survey were released on Tuesday following Australia’s three wicket win over New Zealand in the Third Test, which drew a non-Ashes record crowd of 123,736 spectators over the three days.
Australia are now gearing up to face the West Indies for three Test matches which will be played in Hobart, Melbourne and Sydney between 10th December and 7th January.
More pink-ball day-night Tests are planned after the spectacular success of the historic trailblazer at the Adelaide Oval, which won plaudits from fans and players.
Never before has a batsman top-scored in an Adelaide Oval Test with such a low figure. “Starc picked up three crucial wickets on Friday before being forced to leave the field and did not bowl in the third Test again”, he said.
81 per cent claimed that all Test matches at the ground should be day-nighters, while two-thirds also said they would be more likely to attend twilight matches than day-time fixtures.
With fellow tailenders Nathan Lyon, who made a crucial 34 in the first dig, and Josh Hazlewood, who is no mug with the bat, watching on from the sheds, Channel Nine commentator Michael Slater asked: “Why is Starc out there ahead of Hazlewood and Lyon?”
Josh Hazlewood showed in Adelaide he is capable of leading Australia’s attack and Mitchell Starc expects to see more of the same this summer.
The Windies are a pale imitation of their glory days a quarter of a century ago and have been largely written off by the pundits as they embark on their tour of Australia.
“Injury’s always disappointing but that’s part and parcel of fast bowling so it’s about recovering now and healing and getting back on the horse and I guess working back on my bowling”. “The damage is done”. Was an interesting little period of play but glad we got over the line.
While Smith shrugged off the bowlers’ dominance as just “one of those games”, opposing captain Brendon McCullum felt there was room for fine-tuning.
Earlier, Hazlewood put his hand up to take over the No. 1 paceman’s role in the absence of fellow New South Welshman Starc.
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Starc has been ruled out of the upcoming three-Test home series against the West Indies but is hopeful of touring New Zealand in February.
