The Pink Ball Debate

[Furball]

 

[cnerd123]

Starc has recently fueled the controversy surrounding the usage of pink ball in day/night tests. Kookaburra maintains that they are using the same materials for pink balls except the coloring thing but the same they have been telling for red and white cherries. White ball tends to swing more in first part and wears out quickly. Will it be same for pink balls? Also that ball seems to move and swing more under floodlight but that has to do a lot due to conditions probably. They have been testing the pink one for some time now and kookaburra has released a statement that it's ready for international cricket.

Actually the white ball has an extra layer of varnish/polish on it, to prevent if from discoloring quickly into the innings. Hence the extra swing. I expect the Pink ball will be similar and have similar characteristics.

 

[Flem274*]

Test cricket is about playing in a variety of differing conditions so, by definition, changing the time of day you play the game will change the conditions. The idea of when during the day and how much a ball should swing will necessarily change too, cannot expect it to be the same as playing during the day and the idea of calculating new stats for D/N Tests is rubbish. As long as you can see the ball, it's not dangerous and it doesn't have to be replaced every 30 overs due to shape/softness, reckon the players should just deal.

Baz tries to get the red ball replaced every five overs. NZ lead the world in one thing - conning umpires into changing the ball. Would be so funny if they single handedly cause the pink ball to be shelved as a side effect of their used car salesman tactics.