McCullum will be a witness in the Cairns perjury trial
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New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum will skip his side’s pink-ball preparations ahead of the Test tour of Australia, during which the first-ever day-night Test match will be played, since he will be a witness in the Chris Cairns perjury trial.
“It’s exciting to be one of the first teams to try (the pink ball) on the international stage”
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New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson has conceded that he is thrilled to be taking part in the inaugural day-night Test in November.
“I am chomping at the bit to get back into it”
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New Zealand left-arm seamer Trent Boult is ready for a busy summer ahead after having recovered from stress injury of the back during the tour of England in June.
Neesham’s last Test came against Sri Lanka in January 2015
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In the only change to their Test squad for the upcoming tour of Australia, New Zealand have recalled all-rounder James Neesham at the expense of Neil Wagner.
The Adelaide Oval will host the first ever day-night Test match
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The first ever day-night Test match will see New Zealand face Australia at the Adelaide Oval from November 27 to December 1.
“Day-night cricket is worth a shot”
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Former India batsman VVS Laxman believes that the cricketing community have to give day-night Tests a chance since it could be the answer to saving the longest format of the game.
“There are still a lot of unknowns and doubts about it from my perspective, so I’ve decided to sit this one out”
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Australia opening batsman Chris Rogers has refused to play in Victoria’s day-night Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania due to fatigue and his discomfort with using a pink ball.
This isn’t the first time ODI matches have been moved from Colombo to another part of the country
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The second ODI between Sri Lanka and Pakistan has been moved to Hambantota and brought forth to August 26 after the Premadasa Stadium outfield in Colombo was left waterlogged following 48 hours of heavy rain.
“There are no real obvious reasons why we shouldn’t be continuing to progress with our intent around a day-night Test match”
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Australia and New Zealand are highly likely to play the first day-night Test match next year as talks between both country’s cricket boards continued.
“I’ve never experienced Test cricket at night so I don’t know what it’s like”
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Australia captain Michael Clarke has announced that he doesn’t believe “we need to have day-night Test cricket for Test cricket to survive”.
