Aidan11 wrote:GarlicJam wrote:Aidan11 wrote:NZ will have to try to get at least 250 in the daylight tomorrow. the first two days has done nothing to convince me D/N tests are a good idea.
But, have they done anything to convince you that they are a BAD idea - or have you come in with preconceptions?
It hasn't been disasterous. Two low score innings so far but I haven't seen enough of the match to judge whether that is down to the conditions or just a combination of good bowling/bad batting.
as bfp says, it seems that it is more difficult to bat under the lights - but this may well be a matter of adjusting to this and/or the conditions. I would not say that it is down to the conditions, but a combination of the conditions, good bowling and poor shot choices.
I will obviously be interested to hear what the players themselves say after the game. They are, after all, the ones who have to deal with this.
That they are. It is, however, also the dollars (pounds, rupee, etc) that is paying their salaries - both sides need to be considered.
My view (fairly obviously, I suppose) is positive about the d/n test as well as the pink ball. It seems to stand up well to to rigors of the game as well as being nicely visible to batsman and spectator. Fielder may be a different matter, will have to wait on a group verdict on this.