In a first, the pink ball is likely to make its debut in Adelaide or Hobart when Australia hosts trans-Tansman rivals New Zealand in a Test series later this year, according to a report.
According to a report in ESPN cricinfo, Australia appear almost certain to host the inaugural day-night Test against New Zealand in November with Adelaide Oval and Bellerive Oval in Hobart likely to be one of the venues.
The development first came to light after Cricket Australia organised day-night round of Sheffield Shield matches in last year with pink Kookaburra balls, following on from a similar round near the end of last summer.
CA exuded confidence that the pink ball will be able to sustain the rigours of Test cricket after Channel Nine and the Australian Board today conducted a broadcast trial with pink balls.
Channel Nine used their full setup of cameras in place for the India-Australia ODI and club cricketers took part in the pink-ball trial before play, during the innings break and after the end of the match.
According to the report, new balls -- 40-over balls and 80-over balls -- were used in the different light conditions in an attempt to replicate the progression of a day-night Test.
"We have conducted several broadcast trials in recent years which identified the pink ball as the most suitable for use in a day-night Test," CA CEO James Sutherland said.
"However as we move closer to scheduling a match, we felt this was a good opportunity to take advantage of Nine's full-camera set up and help it adequately prepare for a potential day-night Test later this year.
