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 …