Sunday 29 November 2015 14:07, UK
The inaugural day-night Test begins on Friday when Australia take on New Zealand in Adelaide.
Needless to say it's thrown up a few questions already including, inevitably, when is dinner?
Here's a bit more insight into the historic occasion, which will be shown live on Sky Sports...
So, what's the big idea?
While Test match attendances remain rock solid in England and Wales, the popularity of five-day cricket is in decline in certain parts of the world. By shifting the match timings, the hope is that more people will choose to watch Test cricket after work - indeed, you need only take a half-day's holiday to attend a game - and that more children can get a taste for it after school.
Why is the ball pink?
A traditional red ball is harder for batsmen and fielders to pick up in twilight and under lights while a white ball, as used in one-day international cricket, clashes with the players' clothing. So to enable Test teams to continue to wear whites, the pink Kookaburra ball has come into being. Other colours such as yellow were considered but not taken up after the manufacturers considered feedback from players, umpires and cameramen.
What have trial games proven?
Since the pink ball was used in the MCC v Durham game in Abu Dhabi in 2010, players competing in different conditions around the world have reported that it behaves differently under lights - swinging significantly more at twilight and beyond, raising the fear that the team batting at that stage could be placed at a serious disadvantage. Time for a funky declaration, anyone?
Seriously, though, are tactical declarations more likely?
Quite possibly. Steven Smith had no hesitation in declaring New South Wales' innings in a Sheffield Shield match last month against South Australia clearing the way for Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc, a fierce critic of the pink ball earlier in the summer, to pick up three cheap wickets in the seam-friendly conditions.
So, what are the hours of play?
The Test is due to begin at 2pm local Adelaide time - which is 3.30am GMT. So far, so good. But what about tea and supper? Well, what we traditionally know as lunch and tea remain as 40-minute and 20-minute breaks but have been swapped and are now known as tea and dinner.
First session: 2pm-4pm (3.30am-5.30am GMT)
Tea: 4pm-4.20pm (5.30am-5.50am GMT)
Second session: 4.20pm-6.20pm (5.50am-7.50am GMT)
Dinner: 6.20pm-7pm (7.50am-8.30am GMT)
Third session: 7pm-9pm (8.30am-10.30am GMT)
Watch coverage of the third Test between Australia and New Zealand live on Sky Sports 2 from 3.20am this Friday.
