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30 Nov 2015 11:23 #281021
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As the wider world digests the Adelaide Test, West Indies great Courtney Walsh believes the pink ball could rekindle the fire of Caribbean Test cricket as the region begins the long climb back towards the elite of the sport.
A young West Indian side had its first training session in Australia on Monday, sweltering in stifling Brisbane humidity where they will play a tour game before heading to Hobart, a far cry from the conditions they will experience in Queensland.
Walsh is a travelling selector and had one eye on the occasion in Adelaide, widely celebrated as a success given the crowd, ratings and equalisation of bat and ball, even if it did finish in three days.
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30 Nov 2015 13:12 #281063
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Cricket all over the world definitely needs a boost of some sorts and the day/night games are a good example of the things that need to be done.
The pink ball is all PART of the solution to get people back in to cricket again, but it's not the saviour of cricket all on its own in my opinion.
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30 Nov 2015 14:36 #281107
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Agreed. The biggest problem with the pink ball is that it won't be the solve-all solution to cricket's problems around the world. In England for example, the weather and light will hardly stay favourable for play to continue long enough into the evening.
In the West Indies, however, and other relatively warm [and non-rainy!] countries, I think the pink ball will prove a hit. All that's left to complete the strategy is for cricket grounds to offer specialist tickets for people to turn up in the evenings. Or sell tickets in the morning that can be traded in later on in the day [for people who don't want to see a whole day's cricket, for whatever reason].
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30 Nov 2015 16:06 #281159
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New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has declared day-night Test cricket “here to stay†after the conclusion of the inaugural floodlit match at Adelaide Oval, a popular success despite its meagre three-day running time. A crowd of 123,736 poured into the ground across those three days, and similarly strong television audiences made it a spectacle to delight broadcasters and administrators alike.
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30 Nov 2015 17:10 #281188
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“It’s a great concept,†McCullum said. “As pink ball cricket evolves as I am sure it will grow into a global game and I think we will see the pitches probably won’t have quite as much grass on it. The thing about day-night Test cricket is it is meant to allow Test match cricket to be played at night time, it is not meant to be to change how Test cricket should play.
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01 Dec 2015 11:04 #281254
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Is it not slightly premature to say it was a massive success and it's now permanently here to stay after just the one test?
Going off the attendance it was a success, but was that down to it being the first game of its kind, and the two teams involved?
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01 Dec 2015 14:07 #281303
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That's a good point. I think we also need to remind ourselves that one swallow does not make a summer - the match attendance might have improved, but for all we know, different pink balls by different manufacturers could work differently around the globe, and could potentially change games for the worse. But I'm sure all these mysteries [and more!] will be solved with extended trials.
I wonder if there are any teams around the world that will completely reject the idea of the pink ball and day/night tests? And refuse to play them outright?
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