Matthew Mott: India 'held all the aces' for the best part in the pink-ball Test
Oct 3, 2021 Australia coach concedes that India his team was behind for the best part in the one-off Test, points to dropped catches as part of the reason for it
Day-night Tests
As the popularity of T20 cricket rises, administrators are striving to improve the following of Test cricket through innovations such as day-night fixtures. The inaugural day-night Test in Adelaide was a commercial success but some challenges remain, such as the quality of the pink ball, dew, and player scepticism
Why India are short-sighted to refuse to play a day-night Test in Adelaide
May 13, 2018
| Ian Chappell
Self-interest governs cricket administrators around the world. It's time the fans and the media rose up against them
Pink is the colour for warm weather
Aug 21, 2017
| Mark Nicholas
The purpose of day-night Tests was to make the format more viewer-friendly. Having spectators in Birmingham huddle in the cold didn't quite do that
Day-night Tests need India's backing
Aug 20, 2017
| Ian Chappell
Playing under lights could be the key to Test cricket's future. That would require cricket's powerhouse to buy in
On The Road: How the pink ball is made
Nov 25, 2016
| On The Road
Melinda Farrell travels to the Kookaburra factory in Melbourne to find out just how the pink ball is made
England news
Edgbaston to host England-West Indies day-night Test
Oct 6, 2016 England will play their first day-night Test match at home next year, the ECB has confirmed
England news
English day-night Test in 2017 remains possible
Sep 12, 2016 The ECB has not given up plans of hosting the first day-night Test in England in 2017
Pink-ball trials
Warwickshire propose Championship day-night trial
Aug 25, 2016 Warwickshire hope to play a Championship game under floodlights before the end of the season as they continue to explore the possibilities of staging England's first day-night Test in 2017
Duleep Trophy 2016-17
'Our goal is to find balance across varying conditions'
Aug 22, 2016
| Interviews
Brett Elliot, managing director of Kookaburra, opens up about the challenges facing the brand in facilitating an even playing field with the pink ball
India news
Rahane 'excited' by pink-ball challenge
Jun 23, 2016 Ajinkya Rahane, India's Test vice-captain, has joined the chorus of pink-ball supporters, and suggested he was keen to try it out in the Duleep Trophy, which will be played as a day-night tournament this season