08-12-2025 15:00 via theguardian.com

Gabba dramas show why pink-ball Tests are here to stay – and could save the format

Fluctuating conditions and nuances are helping to shakeup five-day cricket with on-field excitement and more eyeballsIt took just six deliveries for Mitchell Starc to work his magic with the pink ball. The dismissal of Ben Duckett in the first over in Brisbane was the left-arm quick’s 82nd wicket in his 15th day-night Test. Starc would take another seven scalps in the second Ashes Test, as Australia romped to an eight-wicket victory at the Gabba. England’s belated resistance to begin
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