Victoria’s next Shield match is on December 6 against South Australia at the MCG, while the West Indians begin their tour with a four-day match against a Cricket Australia XI in Brisbane on December 2.
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The cricket fraternity has shown concerns over the future of Test cricket.
However, former Test wicketkeeper Brad Haddin, who was behind the stumps when Hughes was struck, said sufficient changes to safety have been made since the accident.
“If we have the final session on the fifth day under lights and the test match result is in the balance then it could be anything for test cricket”.
Speaking ahead of the first-ever day-night Test on Friday, Richardson said the game needed to understand the demands and expectations of both fans and stakeholders, and Tests played into the evening session will provide an option to countries where Test cricket was facing attendance and commercial issues.
Though over seven years have gone into the pink ball’s development, some batsmen complained of difficulty seeing it properly under floodlights after warmup matches in the leadup to the New Zealand series.
After winning the toss, New Zealand squandered a positive start with a rash of poor shot selection to be dismissed cheaply for 202.
“If a team would forego runs to declare and take that condition (extra swing at night) and see that as an advantage to win the game, you have to think it’s a bit extreme”, D’Costa said.
“I think cricket in general was supported well here and it would have been on TV all over the world. The first two Tests were a little bit disappointing with the crowds but there are some big numbers expected for at least the first three days here”.
Around 44,000 arrived in Adelaide to watch the first day of action. If the players can remember this pertinent fact, and not start trying to hit each other with their bats, or shooting the ball out of the air with shotguns, they’ll increase their chances of success immensely.
Smith, whose Australia team lead the three-Test series 1-0, was also upbeat about creating something new and exciting for the traditional form of the worldwide game.
“To be able to get them out early on and get that done and dusted gives us time to rest up and not having bowled that many overs”, Siddle said. “It doesn’t mean you can’t get runs, doesn’t mean you can’t survive”.
“I think that will turn out to be easier to see for a batsman rather than this pink ball”.
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“I also thank the MCC for their hard work on and promotion of the day-night concept, and also the ICC Board for its approval of the idea in 2012”, said Richardson.
