Day-Night Test cricket: Players, officials and fans share their views at Edgbaston
Monday 21 August 2017 14:01, UK
Do you love day-night Test cricket?
The 50th Test at Edgbaston was a step into the unknown and - while it took England less than three days to crush Windies - Matt Floyd had enough time to gather a range of reaction to the innovation.
Click on the video above to hear a range of views on the ground-breaking Test, including:
- England captain Joe Root's thoughts on the pink ball and umpire Marais Erasmus explains how it made life more difficult at square leg during the twilight zone.
- Cameraman Dave White gives us the inside track on the art of capturing the best picture and how challenging it is to see the ball when it goes off the square at a rapid pace.
- Why timings of the Test are also an issue - as Ali Martin, of The Guardian, explains ahead of another deadline.
- The key differences between the red and pink ball - explained by Dilip Jajodia, managing director of Dukes.
- Does the ball behave unusually at different stages of the day? We asked the Hawk-Eye team.
It was indeed Test cricket - but not as we know it. Let us know what you made of the changes by tweeting your view to @SkyCricket.
Watch the second Test between England and Windies live on Sky Sports Cricket from 10am on Friday.
