The first ever pink ball Test in Adelaide was warmly received by Australian commentators, with several likening the day-night match to playing under darkened English skies.
The first game of its kind in cricket’s 138-year history, the opening day of the Australia v New Zealand clash on Friday drew some 47,441 fans -- the biggest crowd at the Adelaide Test.
“The whole thing looked pretty much like Test cricket,” wrote Richard Hinds in The Daily Telegraph.
Writing in The Australian newspaper, Peter lalor said at times Australian opener David Warner might have felt like he was back playing the Ashes in England.
“When the Australian innings began in the last session Trent Boult and Tim Southee made it swing like it was a dark day in England,” he said.
“If it was an overcorrection, it was not unwelcome,” said Greg Baum in The Sydney Morning Herald.
“You might say it put Test cricket in a new light.”