The pink ball Test in Adelaide has become one of the must-see matches on the cricket calendar.<\/p>\n
Indeed, the day-night version of the sport's traditional format has been generally well received around the world, even by those who were initially sceptical.<\/p>\n
The strange variables of the swinging ball under lights creates a fascinating sub-plot as players and pundits try to work out the best tactics.<\/p>\n
But the pink ball remains a part-time deal, with just one Test under lights each Australian summer.<\/p>\n
And Australian spin king Shane Warne wonders why.<\/p>\n
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"I believe the pink ball should be used in all Test matches," Warne said on Fox Cricket during day one of the Australia v India Test at the Adelaide Oval.<\/p>\n
"Day games, not just day-night games.<\/p>\n
"I think the pink ball, you can see it easier, the crowd can see it easier, it generally does more than the red ball and it looks fantastic on TV.<\/p>\n
"So why not use the pink ball the whole time?<\/p>\n
"Maybe change it every 60 overs because it goes soft.<\/p>\n
"But I'd be using the pink ball for every Test match.<\/p>\n
"More of it I say."<\/p>\n
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The first pink ball Test was played between Australia and New Zealand in Adelaide in 2015.<\/p>\n
Warne took all 708 of his Test wickets with the traditional red ball but he argues that it no longer offers the bowlers enough assistance.<\/p>\n
Kookaburra makes both the red and pink balls used in Australian Test cricket.<\/p>\n
"No more red ball," Warne said.<\/p>\n
"It doesn't swing, it doesn't do anything, it goes soft after 25 overs.<\/p>\n
"It's been pathetic for so long now, the red ball.<\/p>\n
"Except the Duke ball in England, they've just been a rubbish ball, the red ball.<\/p>\n
"The pink ball can't be any worse than what the red ball's been in Test cricket.<\/p>\n
"We haven't seen swing, seam, it does absolutely nothing.<\/p>\n
"So let's try the pink ball in Test cricket."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"