Travis Head's comments came on the same day as Joe Root questioning the need for a pink ball Test match in an Ashes series. (AP Photo)Australian batter Travis Head has backed the pink ball day-night Test match in Australia, saying that it added a great spectacle to the sport in the country. The southpaw, who made a blazing 123 off 83 balls in the second innings of the first Test match, felt that the thoughts around the day-night Test varied based on whether teams won or lost such matches.
“We’ve embraced it. We’ve been able to put out a good product and play really well with it.”
“Pink ball, white ball, red ball – who really cares? Does it need it, does it not? It’s a great spectacle, and we’re going to have huge crowds again,” Head told reporters on Sunday.
“If you win, you think it’s great. If you lose, maybe not. Both teams may have differing opinions by the end of it. I think it’s great for the game,” he added.
Head felt that the pink ball Test match brought in a different challenge for all players, and added that if teams could adjust to different formats, they could adapt to the pink ball Test match as well.
“We talk about T20, T10, and you see all these different formats. It still works the same way. It’s still five days, it’s just with a slightly different coloured ball, and it brings a different atmosphere,” he said.
The left-hander’s comments came on the same day as Joe Root questioning the need for a pink ball Test match in an Ashes series.
“I personally don’t think so. It does add to things. It’s obviously very successful and popular here, and obviously Australia have got a very good record here as well. You can see why we’re playing one of those games, and ultimately, you know from two years out [that] it is going to be there. A series like this, does it need it? I don’t think so, but it doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be here either,” Root said.
Australia have lost only one day-night pink ball Test so far, which came against the West Indies at the Gabba in January 2024.
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