HippoSucks Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 Pink ball 'ready' for Test debut and day/night tests Brett Elliot, the Kookaburra managing director, has said that the pink ball is ready for Test cricket. In 2009, the MCC made a recommendation to experiment with pink balls and since then it has been used by the ECB and CA as well. "The Kookaburra turf pink ball has been extensively tested over the past five years by the MCC, ECB, CA, and I believe the ball is ready for an international Test match," Elliot told the Sydney Morning Herald. "We have also supplied a number of other ICC members like CSA and WICB, and have been equally happy with its performances at domestic level." After staging a day-night round of Sheffield Shield matches in November, Cricket Australia is looking to provide the setting for the first day-night Test against New Zealand later this year with Adelaide, Brisbane and Hobart the possible venues. Elliot has said that the pink ball is as hard as the red and white balls but an additional dye is added to improve the brightness of the ball, which is believed to promote swing as well. "To ensure the best visibility whilst also preserving the natural wear characteristics of the ball throughout the course of the game, we add additional colour to the pink ball and also the white ball. This enhances the brightness of the ball although some say also encourages early swing," Elliot said. During the Sheffield trials the pink ball had swung longer than the red ball and had undergone broadcast trials, with Cricket Australia and Channel Nine hoping to attract bigger crowds. The board is expecting a reply from New Zealand Cricket by the end of the month on the use of pink balls and day-night Tests though some New Zealand players aren't too keen on it, describing the night format as "gimmicky". © ESPN Sports Media Ltd. More from the Web Source: http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/888397.html
sourab10forever Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 BCCI not interested means this format will not click.
BeautifulGame Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 It's hard to play day and night tests in sub continent with the dew factor .Spin Bowling will become a joke On another note will be better if we change to coloured outfits in test cricket as well
sensible-indian Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 unnecessary stuff.. Actually necessary bro. Day/Night is the only way tests can survive in the long term. Even that isn't a guarantee but that's the best hope for it.
CricketBuffOne Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 It is being said that Pink ball will provide more swing. Will be interesting to see how bowlers who rely on swing rather than pace fare with it.
Zero_Unit Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 ^ but in the case of subcontinent where spin plays a major factor, due at night could be a problem for night matches.
rahulrulezz Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 I have been playing with pink balls in club cricket here in Canada for last 4 years.. Trust me, the ball swings like a banana... don't why would color play any role in it..
HippoSucks Posted June 17, 2015 Author Posted June 17, 2015 I have been playing with pink balls in club cricket here in Canada for last 4 years.. Trust me' date=' the ball swings like a banana... don't why would color play any role in it..[/quote'] In this case, from the article:
MCGGG Posted June 21, 2015 Posted June 21, 2015 Dew will be a problem but let's not beat around the bush here, it doesn't matter if night tests happen in India, what matters is getting the touring Indian team on a more friendly television timeslot for Indian fans, or atleast a more flexible time slot, it's all about the Indian broadcast $$s YO!!!!
MCGGG Posted June 21, 2015 Posted June 21, 2015 I have been playing with pink balls in club cricket here in Canada for last 4 years.. Trust me' date=' the ball swings like a banana... don't why would color play any role in it..[/quote'] Colour plays no part in swing, it's the extra/different lacquer they use that makes it swing, have you ever played indoor cricket with a freshly lacquered ball? I had to aim for the back corner of the net lol.
Sachin=GOD Posted June 29, 2015 Posted June 29, 2015 Adelaide will host 1st Day-Night Test match in November between Australia & New Zealand, pink ball will be used. Looking forward to this.
India-KXIP fan Posted June 30, 2015 Posted June 30, 2015 This is definitely the future for tests. Prime time viewing = more people watching more of a day's play hence more $$. It will eventually become the norm.
Precambrian Posted July 1, 2015 Posted July 1, 2015 http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-new-zealand-2015-16/content/story/892533.html Starc unimpressed by pink ball ""The other thing as well is, personally, I couldn't see the thing at night on the boundary. I couldn't see the ball. So I'm not sure how the crowd are going to see it. I understand the pink ball has changed a lot from when it first came in for trials. It's improved a lot, so Kookaburra has done well there.""
Precambrian Posted July 1, 2015 Posted July 1, 2015 Actually necessary bro. Day/Night is the only way tests can survive in the long term. Even that isn't a guarantee but that's the best hope for it. Test cricket is terminally ill and no amount of cosmetic surgery is going to make it better. The reason why test cricket is no longer preferred by the audience is because of the sheer length of it. An investment of 35 hours across 5 days and often you end up not even having a conclusive result. In an era where attention spans are getting reduced it's ridiculous to think that without addressing this aspect of test cricket, audiences will start flowing in. Even the most ardent 'test kirkut' supporters here admit they don't watch it fully.
sensible-indian Posted July 1, 2015 Posted July 1, 2015 Test cricket is terminally ill and no amount of cosmetic surgery is going to make it better. The reason why test cricket is no longer preferred by the audience is because of the sheer length of it. An investment of 35 hours across 5 days and often you end up not even having a conclusive result. In an era where attention spans are getting reduced it's ridiculous to think that without addressing this aspect of test cricket, audiences will start flowing in. Even the most ardent 'test kirkut' supporters here admit they don't watch it fully. I do think test cricket (as we know it) will die eventually (2 decades from now) but pointing out the reasoning of the pink ball usage. As for pink ball - Who knows? If this pink ball swings crazily and they start tinkering with the test match rules and the game is stretched to 5 event packed nights (where every game is result oriented)...maybe it could be like a new sport altogether. I know its all wild speculations.
Precambrian Posted July 1, 2015 Posted July 1, 2015 I do think test cricket (as we know it) will die eventually (2 decades from now) but pointing out the reasoning of the pink ball usage. As for pink ball - Who knows? If this pink ball swings crazily and they start tinkering with the test match rules and the game is stretched to 5 event packed nights (where every game is result oriented)...maybe it could be like a new sport altogether. I know its all wild speculations. I have no idea how 'wild swing' will help things. Test cricket has actually improved on results % if you check stats. Yet has it improved the audience? That's the tragedy. People just don't want to invest so many hours into the game. Even ODI s have started suffering from it. Don't blame the audience. It's natural change. The earlier test cricket is binned,the better.
sensible-indian Posted July 1, 2015 Posted July 1, 2015 I have no idea how 'wild swing' will help things. Test cricket has actually improved on results % if you check stats. Yet has it improved the audience? That's the tragedy. People just don't want to invest so many hours into the game. Even ODI s have started suffering from it. Don't blame the audience. It's natural change. The earlier test cricket is binned,the better. Test cricket is played out during the day. Still all games aren't result oriented. Its not exciting enough. Now if test cricket is: 1. Played during the night only 2. Rules are changed to make ALL games result oriented (like an elongated ODI where there is a winner and loser) 3. Wild swing produces interesting sessions (collapses, any side can win, etc) where every there is something happening every second ....you never know. Still it could flop but they will most likely exhaust every avenue before discarding tests.
mishra Posted July 2, 2015 Posted July 2, 2015 @OP .. During the Sheffield trials the pink ball had swung longer than the red ball and had undergone broadcast trials, with Cricket Australia and Channel Nine hoping to attract bigger crowds. Starc Says “It goes soft pretty quickly, I didn’t see a huge amount of reverse swing in that game and I don’t think it swung from memory too much until the artificial light took over. So this means once you get over first 20 overs, you can bat all day long.
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