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- Updated: September 20, 2016
The chances of England hosting a floodlit Test have receded sharply with the acceptance that there will be no pink-ball cricket in the final round of the 2016 County Championship season.
While the ECB was hopeful that Edgbaston could stage the first such Test in 2017 – the Test between England and West Indies in August had been identified as the most likely option – they were keen to thoroughly test all aspects of the initiative before committing themselves. In particular, they were keen to assess the deterioration of the pink ball in English conditions.
Initial tests – Warwickshire hosted a Second XI Championship match against their Worcestershire counterparts between August 22-24 – suggested no issues with floodlights, but suggested that the balls deteriorated quite severely with players feeling it was almost impossible to gain swing, either conventional or reverse, after the first dozen or so overs.
It was therefore decided to host another …
