Kolkata: Steve Smith wearing ‘eye blacks’ on his cheek bones in the build-up to the second Ashes game starting at Brisbane’s Gabba on Thursday gives Test cricket a touch of American gridiron football ...

In Brisbane on Thursday, Test cricket will change colour. A day-night game means that, for the 25 th time, a Test match will be played with a pink ball. England’s hopes of regaining the Ashes rest on ...

Joe Root has questioned whether the Ashes needs to include a pink-ball Test as England prepare to meet Australia in a day-nighter in Brisbane. England are 1-0 behind in the five-match series after ...

"We were never against this exciting concept but only wanted to give ourselves the best opportunity of competing in conditions that will be new and foreign to us," he said. The Proteas had been ...

South Africa are still stalling on a day-night Test in Australia, but Brisbane has been confirmed to host its first. The Proteas, New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are all taking on the hosts during ...

The Athletic has launched a Cricket WhatsApp Channel. Click here to join. No team sport is quite so obsessed by the colour of the ball as cricket. Where the annual shift in English Premier League ...

Will Jacks will earn his third cap in Brisbane Philip Brown/Getty Images England have included batting all-rounder Will Jacks as the only change to their lineup for the crucial day-night second Test ...

The highly-anticipated Pink ball Test will no longer form part of any future Ashes series following negotiations between Australia and England. According to the guidelines set by the International ...

SYDNEY — England’s next Ashes series in Australia may have a day-night Test match, Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland said Monday. Sutherland said his organization was negotiating with Pakistan ...