80-2 was New Zealand’s first session, but after lunch the ball took over with a combination of steady, demanding bowling and loose technique while Latham, Taylor and McCullum might look at how they got out. “Everyone who came and witnessed what went on will be very impressed with the whole experience”, said Peter Siddle afterwards.
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As the Aussies prepare to become one of the first two nations to experiment with the new form, Cricket Australia will undoubtedly be praying all goes well on day one, considering the less than convincing feedback already received from current players in regards to the trial of the new pink ball.
It does seem to change a lot under lights and during the last session. “The game is well and truly progressed – definitely a pretty good first day”.
Speaking ahead of the first-ever day-night Test, Richardson said the game needed to understand the demands and expectations of both the fans and its key stakeholders, and Tests played into the evening session will provide an option to countries where Test cricket was facing attendance and commercial issues. Former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has exhausted of the pink-ball debateHughes remembered Australia captain Steve Smith tweeted before the game: “1 year has passed since we lost our great mate”. The atmosphere out there was awesome from early on until the end of play.
Born in northern New South Wales and raised on a banana plantation, Hughes moved to South Australia to play Sheffield Shield cricket in a bid to re-boot his test career.
This historical Test cricket will be played as per recommendations of the MCC World Cricket Committee to keep the test cricket alive.
Nearly 47 and half thousand people turned out at Adelaide Oval to watch the first day-night test match.
“I think it’s really important that we continue to support the Hughes family and show our respect”.
“From what everyone is saying, it’s a different game under lights”.
Starc, who has delayed surgery on bone spurs in his right ankle to avoid a long layoff during the Australian summer, is at risk of missing the upcoming three-test series against the West Indies.
Batsmen complained in the leadup to the match about having trouble seeing the pink ball from twilight in warmup matches and Australia’s openers David Warner and Joe Burns bore the brunt of the challenge, each falling cheaply.
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“There’s probably a little bit more grass than I anticipated to be on it so that added bit of grass has probably swayed our decision”, said Smith.
