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‘Not off the cards’: Cricket Australia on MCG hosting day-night Boxing Day Test | Cricket News

‘Not off the cards’: Cricket Australia on MCG hosting day-night Boxing Day Test | Cricket News

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With the opening day of the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne Cricket ground seeing a record attendance of 93,442, it meant that the all-time record for a single day attendance at MCG was broken. With the earlier record of 93,013 during a Boxing Day Test achieved in the 2013 Boxing Day Test, Friday’s attendance record meant that history was created at the iconic ground. While the 100,024 capacity stadium has hosted a women’s day-night Test, the iconic ground has never hosted a men’s day-night pink ball Test. Cricket Australia CEO shared his thoughts about the ground hosting a Boxing Day Day-Night Test and counted the option as ‘not off the cards’. “Look, it’s not off the cards. We’ve been talking a lot about the strength of pink-ball cricket, it was amazing this year in Brisbane, it has been really good in Adelaide,” Cricket Australia CEO Todd Greenberg told the media on Friday. Only the Sydney Cricket Ground and Melbourne Cricket Ground have not hosted a pink-ball day-night Test match. Perth, Hobart, Brisbane and Adelaide have …

Watch: Steve Smith wears anti-glare eye strips during training ahead of day-night pink ball Ashes Test vs England at Brisbane | Cricket News

Watch: Steve Smith wears anti-glare eye strips during training ahead of day-night pink ball Ashes Test vs England at Brisbane | Cricket News

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The pink ball Test match does not take place in all countries globally, with Australia being the only country to host the match every summer. In such cases, cricketers add new aspects to their training methods to adapt to the challenges of playing under lights with a different coloured ball. Australian batting talisman Steve Smith has begun his preparations for the second Test against England at Brisbane, which will be a pink ball affair, by putting on black anti-glare strips under his eyes while training for the match. In a video shared by journalist Bharat Sundaresan on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday, the 36-year-old could be seen entering the nets with the anti-glares and taking throwdowns from one of the support staff members. Steve Smith is going the Shivnarine Chanderpaul way with eye stickers to contend with seeing the pink ball in the twilight period #Ashes pic.twitter.com/6DHrBCTmlB — Bharat Sundaresan (@beastieboy07) November 30, 2025 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Smith had earlier spoken about the challenges of facing the pink ball, admitting that it was a tricky proposition for …

‘Pink ball, white ball, red ball – who really cares?’: Travis Head weighs in on Ashes day-night Test at Gabba | Cricket News

‘Pink ball, white ball, red ball – who really cares?’: Travis Head weighs in on Ashes day-night Test at Gabba | Cricket News

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Australian batter Travis Head has backed the pink ball day-night Test match in Australia, saying that it added a great spectacle to the sport in the country. The southpaw, who made a blazing 123 off 83 balls in the second innings of the first Test match, felt that the thoughts around the day-night Test varied based on whether teams won or lost such matches. “We’ve embraced it. We’ve been able to put out a good product and play really well with it.” “Pink ball, white ball, red ball – who really cares? Does it need it, does it not? It’s a great spectacle, and we’re going to have huge crowds again,” Head told reporters on Sunday. “If you win, you think it’s great. If you lose, maybe not. Both teams may have differing opinions by the end of it. I think it’s great for the game,” he added.Head felt that the pink ball Test match brought in a different challenge for all players, and added that if teams could adjust to different formats, they could …

Cricket West Indies hopeful to play day-night tests against Australia in Jamaica | Cricket News

Cricket West Indies hopeful to play day-night tests against Australia in Jamaica | Cricket News

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Cricket West Indies is hopeful that the third Test match between Australia and the hosts at the Sabina Park in Jamaica will be a day-night Test. Earlier in the week tickets for the schedule for the series went up while the first two Tests in Barbados and Grenada will be red-ball girls the tickets for the third game are sold as a day-night fixture starting at 1:30 PM (local time) “The Australians have agreed for it to be a day-night Test match,” Chris Dehring said at a press conference. “It is of course subject to the new lighting system that’s being implemented at Sabina Park, that it is finished in time and of course to specification “We have in place a very strong monitoring and support system to help the Jamaica Cricket Association and the Jamaican government achieve this. We are certainly looking forward to hosting the very first day-night match,” he added. However, The President of the Jamaica Cricket Association, Dr Donovan Bennett wanted the floodlights at the venue to be installed by January …

Cricket West Indies Aims for Day-Night Test Against Australia at Sabina Park

Cricket West Indies Aims for Day-Night Test Against Australia at Sabina Park

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Cricket West Indies officials are optimistic that Sabina Park in Jamaica can accommodate its inaugural day-night Test when Australia comes for the third match of their series in July. Sabina Park has not hosted any day-night international cricket because of the inadequate lighting quality. But Cricket Australia supports the idea of the Test being a day-night event and it is understood that officials will travel to Jamaica this month for a pre-tour inspection. Australia has never participated in a day-night test match outside their home country. West Indies Cricket Chief Executive Officer Chris Dehring expressed his excitement about hosting the first-day night match at Sabina Park and confident on the timely completion of the new lighting system to the required specifications. Australia Cricket team (image: X) He emphasized that they have a robust monitoring system in place to support the Jamaica Cricket Association and the Jamaican government in achieving this goal. “It is of course subject to the new lighting system that’s being implemented at Sabina Park, that it is finished in time and of …

Melbourne Cricket Ground to host Australia vs England 150th anniversary day-night Test

Melbourne Cricket Ground to host Australia vs England 150th anniversary day-night Test

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Australia will play a day-night Test at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) against archrivals England in 2027 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Test cricket, Cricket Australia (CA) announced on Tuesday. The 150th Anniversary Test will be played from March 11-15, 2027, and will be the first time the Australian team will play a Test under lights at the MCG, the scene of the first Test match in 1877 and the Centenary Test in 1977 – remarkably, both won by Australia by 45 runs. This will follow the historic first day-night Test at the MCG earlier this year where Australia’s women completed an Ashes clean-sweep. Late arrival of Australian and England players in IPL 2027? Story continues below this ad The match, which will come after Australia’s five-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in India 2027, is also likely to mean the late arrival of Australia and England players to the 2027 Indian Premier League, with IPL franchises told to expect that year’s tournament to run between March 14 and May 30. “The 150th Anniversary Test …

Travis Head Shatters Day-Night Test Record, Then Makes Special Gesture For Wife And Child

Travis Head Shatters Day-Night Test Record, Then Makes Special Gesture For Wife And Child

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Top Australia batter Travis Head on Saturday shattered day-night Test records at Adelaide, continuing his golden run against India. During Australia’s first inning at the Adelaide Test, Head played a 140-run knock from 141 balls at a strike rate of 99.29 to achieve the milestone. With his ton on Saturday, Head became the second batter with most hundreds in day-night Test cricket. As of now, the 30-year-old has three centuries in pink-ball Tests. Head’s compatriot Marnus Labuschagne holds the top spot with four centuries in day-night Test cricket. After scoring the ton, Head made a special gesture directed at his wife and new-born baby, both of whom were present at the stands.  That’s for baby Harrison! Another home-town ton for Travis Head! #AUSvIND | #PlayOfTheDay | @nrmainsurance pic.twitter.com/u4s6nV62RZ — cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 7, 2024 The Travis Head century came with his family watching on, including his five-week old son Harrison at his first ever game.@rachel_khawaja chats with Jess Head, Travis’ wife, on the feeling watching the century #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/tfhzyCGqD5 …

India Get Huge Boost Ahead Of Day-Night Test vs Australia, Gautam Gambhir To Be Back And Take Crucial Selection Call

India Get Huge Boost Ahead Of Day-Night Test vs Australia, Gautam Gambhir To Be Back And Take Crucial Selection Call

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India head coach Gautam Gambhir will rejoin the Rohit Sharma-led squad in Australia on Tuesday following his return from the home country. Gambhir has missed the two-day tour game against the Australian Prime Minister’s XI as part of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) series to attend to some personal matters. Gambhir, who had flown to India due to personal reasons, is set to rejoin the team in Australia on Tuesday, as per a report in ESPNcricinfo. Gambhir missed the two-day pink-ball tour game against the Australian Prime Minister’s XI in Canberra, which was reduced to a limited-overs match due to rain, and had left the touring party on November 26, the scheduled final day of the first Test in Perth. In his absence, support staff members Abhishek Nayar, Ryan ten Doeschate and Morne Morkel oversaw the team’s training and preparations for the tour match, which India won by six wickets. Harshit Rana (4-44) and Shubman Gill (50 off 62 balls) made crucial contributions for India in the day-night fixture. The Indian team arrived in …

Rohit Sharma’s Selfless Gesture Against PM’s XI Drops Big Day-Night Test Plan Hint

Rohit Sharma’s Selfless Gesture Against PM’s XI Drops Big Day-Night Test Plan Hint

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India captain Rohit Sharma is likely to bat down the order in the upcoming second Test against Australia in Adelaide. Rohit, who missed the first Test due to the birth of his son, listed himself at no. 5 in the team sheet for two-day pink-ball practice against the Prime Minister’s XI. There is a huge possibility that Rohit might take up a similar role in the Day-Night Test at the Adelaide Oval, especially after KL Rahul gave a good account for himself in the series opener, batting at the top alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal. Rohit sharma listed at 5 in the warm up match if he comes at 5 today,should bat at 5 in the 2nd test match. pic.twitter.com/qYXoJ5kFVk — _saideep_troublesome_ (@saideeptrouble1) December 1, 2024 Despite being the captain of the side, Rohit allowed Jaiswal and Rahul to continue their brilliant run at the top, demoting himself in the batting order. The move proved once again why Rohit is one of the most selfless captains India have had. Jaiswal and Rahul had …

MCG to host first Day-Night Test during Women’s Ashes

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Cricket Australia has announced the schedule for the Women’s Ashes series as part of home summer where MCG will host its first D/N test. MCG to host first Day-Night Test during Women’s Ashes The Melbourne Cricket Ground will be hosting the Day/Night test when Australia hosts England in a one-off test. This will be my first women’s test match since 1949. The one-off test is set to begin on January 2025 and will be the last leg of the Women’s Ashes. The Multi-format series will start with three ODIs on January 12. The multi-format points system awards four points for a test win, two points for a tie, and two points for each limited-over match. Australia’s Men’s and Women’s teams retain the #Ashes after two incredibly exciting series in England 🙌 pic.twitter.com/4Qb62ltr2o — ICC (@ICC) August 1, 2023 Recently, Cricket Australia has announced their ODI and T20I schedules against Pakistan which is set to begin on November 04. Before England’s visit, the Women’s team will be hosting New Zealand in a T20I series on September …