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Warwickshire to test pink ball in push for day-night Tests
- Updated: July 29, 2016
The reality of day-night Test cricket in England has moved a step closer with news that Warwickshire are to host a second-team match under floodlights at Edgbaston.
Edgbaston had already emerged as one of the venues expressing an interest in hosting a day-night Test against West Indies in August 2017, but the fact that the ECB have sanctioned this game suggests that plans for the day-night Test are now more serious.
A pink ball will be used – Dukes for two innings and Kookaburra for two innings – and, among the issues assessed, will be the quality of the lighting, the quality of the pitch – current thinking suggests it is necessary to leave a little more grass on the pitch to extend the pink ball’s life span which could provide an advantage to the bowlers – and the sightscreens. The quality of public transport options from the stadium are also likely to be assessed in detail before the ECB come to any final decision.
The game, which is against Worcestershire’s 2nd XI, was originally scheduled to be held at Barnt Green CC between August 15-17, but will now be staged at Edgbaston between August 22-24.
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