England agree to pink ball test in Ashes tour - report


  • Cricket
  • Thursday, 01 Dec 2016

Cricket - England v Australia - Investec Ashes Test Series Fifth Test - Kia Oval - 23/8/15 General view of the match being played under lights Action Images via Reuters / Paul Childs Livepic

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Discussions over whether Australia will host England in a first day-night Ashes cricket test next year are taking place but nothing has been decided yet, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Thursday.

England head Down Under next November for the 2017-18 series and local media reported on Thursday that the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) had agreed in principle to play one of the matches under lights.

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