Cricket Australia tickled pink by day-night test
He bowled exceptionally well to take six scalps, after being questioned by critics, following his returns in the Ashes series in England, and the first two Tests at home this summer.
That’s how I played the game and that’s how I talk to the players.
Mitchell Santner of New Zealand drops a catch as Steve Smith of Australia plays a shot in the air during day three of the Third Test match between Australia and New Zealand at Adelaide Oval on November 29, 2015 in Adelaide, Australia.
Prior concerns over the durability and visibility of the pink ball prompted Adelaide ground staff to produce a grassy pitch and square to ensure the newly-designed ball stayed in shape longer.
I think, tactically, there’s a lot to learn for captains as we head into the pink-ball era.
West Indies are without all-rounders Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard, who have still not been forgiven for their role in the abandonment of last year’s tour of India, while opener Chris Gayle prefers to play lucrative Twenty20 cricket.
“We are constantly striving to give cricket fans what they want and as such, with the endorsement of visiting countries, we will seek to schedule more day-night Tests”, said CA CEO James Sutherland.
Australia coach Darren Lehmann agreed but fully supported the day-night Test concept.
“Maybe a little less grass, as a batter at night it was quite hard”, Lehmann told ABC Radio.
Although “Hot Spot” showed the ball did hit Lyon’s bat, “Snicko”, a different form of technology, did not detect any contact and Llong upheld the original decision.
“The introduction of your spinners is a key point and the evolution of pink-ball cricket will see spinners really operate at key times”.
So the total attendance of 123,000 fans at Adelaide Oval for a game that lasted less than three days is certain to have struck a chord with the sport´s power-brokers, many of whom were onlookers at the venue. “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.
After 11 centuries were scored in the opening two Tests, the balance of power swung sharply to the bowlers in Adelaide.
“It was slightly different to the red ball”.
“Yeah look at the time it was obviously incredibly frustrating, it definitely had a bearing on the game, you hope sort of when mistakes are made they don’t have a major bearing on the game but I guess none of us are naive enough to overlook that fact that it did in this instance”. “Not much swing early on but you did get a bit of seam movement throughout the day”.