New Zealand win toss and bat in first-ever day-night Test

Starc, the team’s form pace bowler, took 3-24 before hurting himself during his delivery stride late in the second session on the opening day at the Adelaide Oval.

The third Test – the first to use a pink ball – starts in Adelaide on Friday on the anniversary, but at the request of Hughes’s family commemorations will be low-key.

Joe Burns’ first-class average in day-night matches. It represents a continuation of the evolution of the game.

Siddle became the 15th bowler to enter the 200-wicket club in Test cricket for Australia. He championed the concept for more than seven years because the oldest format of the game had challenges of existence.

“And for us to play in front of 40,000-odd people in a Test match is pretty wonderful, so we’re really, really excited about it”, McCulllum added.

Australia have already sounded out Pakistan’s cricket board about playing a day-night test match next year and New Zealand’s board revealed they were mulling a similar match against Bangladesh.

The crowd swelled to 44,405 ahead of the night session, in time to see Australia wrap up the last three New Zealand wickets within eight overs of the dinner break.

Twelve wickets fell in total – and five of those in the evening session – as the pink Kookaburra ball swung more appreciably after the lights came on, albeit without ever compromising the contest between bat and ball.

Siddle, who took 2-54, said: “For cricket it’s definitely been a great day”.

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.

“There are a few unknowns, but the guys who batted against the new ball the other night said it was challenging but it was not unplayable”, McCullum said.

The seamer claimed 2-54 with the pink ball, while Josh Hazlewood (3-66) and Nathan Lyon (2-42) also impressed as Tom Latham (50) was the only batsman to make a half-century for the tourists – who are aiming to salvage a 1-1 draw.

Australia are 8/13 to win the third Test while New Zealand start out at 10/3 to level the series.

“It’s obviously very disappointing… we’ve got enough bowling in our line-up anyway to take the 10 wickets required”, Peter Siddle said.

While the extent of his injury was not immediately known, the left-armer has always been troubled by the chronic ankle injury which will eventually require surgery and at least three months out of cricket, Australian chairman of selectors Rod Marsh said in September.