Australia's spin king Shane Warne has called for the pink ball to be made a full-time feature of Test match cricket in a move to give bowlers a helping hand.
The use of the pink ball has only been limited to day-night Test matches, which only became part of the cricket calendar in 2015 when Australia and New Zealand contested the first floodlight match at Adelaide Oval.
The current first Test in India's tour of Australia at Adelaide Oval will be the only time this summer the pink ball will make an appearance.
However, Warne believes that needs to change.
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“I’ve been saying this for the last few years. I believe the pink ball should be used in all Test matches. Day games, not just day-night games,” he said on Fox Cricket's coverage of the opening Test.
“I think the pink ball you can actually see the ball easier, crowd can see the ball easier. It generally does more than the red ball and it looks fantastic on TV. So why not use a pink ball the whole time?
“Maybe change it at 60 overs because it goes soft, but I’d be using the pink ball for every Test match so more of it I would say.”
The introduction of the pink ball to Test cricket has remained a hot topic given the way it's forced teams to tactically adjust.
While many cricket purists were opposed to its introduction, Warne believes the pink ball brings bowlers into the contest more than the red ball.
“No more red ball, it doesn’t swing, it doesn’t do anything, goes soft after 25 overs. It has been pathetic for so long now. Except for the Dukes ball in England, it has been rubbish,” he added.
“The pink ball can’t be any worse than what the red ball has been for Test cricket. We haven’t seen swing, we haven’t seen seam. Absolutely nothing.
“So let’s try the pink ball in Test cricket.”
Since it was introduced in late 2015, Australia has played seven day-night Tests - the most of any country - and won each of them.
India, meanwhile, has played just one where they beat Bangladesh by an innings in Kolkata.
