Pink ball under pink skies: History made in Adelaide as Test cricket embraces the night
The third and final match, a first of its kind day-night Test, of Australia’s home series against New Zealand promises to push test cricket into a brave, new world.
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The sun sets over the Adelaide Oval during the first day-night cricket Test match between Australia and New Zealand in Adelaide on November 27, 2015. AFP
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Australia’s batsman Steve Smith plays a shot as New Zealand’s wicketkeeper BJ Watling (L) looks on during the first day-night cricket Test match at the Adelaide Oval. AFP
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A general view of play under lights during day one of the Third Test match between Australia and New Zealand at Adelaide Oval on November 27, 2015 in Adelaide, Australia. Getty
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A tribute to former Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes, who was the 408th player for Australia, is displayed on a screen during the first day of the third cricket test match between Australia and New Zealand at the Adelaide Oval in South Australia, November 27, 2015. The third and final match of Australia’s home series against New Zealand promises to push test cricket into a brave, new world but players on both sides will also look back in sorrow a year after the tragic death of batsman Phillip Hughes. Friday’s opening day of the first day-night test match falls a year to the day that Hughes died in a Sydney hospital at the age of 25 from a serious head injury, having been struck in the head by a bouncer during a domestic match. Reuters
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New Zealand’s Tim Southee bowls as the sun sets during the first day of the third cricket test match against Australia at the Adelaide Oval, in South Australia, November 27, 2015. Reuters
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New Zealand’s captain Brendon McCallum, left, hands the pink ball to his bowler New Zealand’s Doug Bracewell during their cricket test in Adelaide, Friday, Nov. 27, 2015. This match is the sport’s first ever day-night test and the use of the “experimental” pink leather ball replacing the standard-issue red for the first time in a format that dates back to the 1870s. AP
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Australia’s David Warner bats as New Zealand players wait for a catch during their cricket test in Adelaide, Friday, Nov. 27, 2015. AP
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