Australia’s Travis Head performs a shot through the fourth day of their second Ashes Check in opposition to England on the Brisbane Cricket Floor in Brisbane on December 7, 2025. — Cricket Australia
Cricket’s governing physique stated on Monday it could trial the usage of pink-coloured balls in Check matches to maximise play throughout unhealthy mild.
The crimson balls normally utilized in Checks are usually not simply seen in fading mild, whereas white balls utilized in limited-overs matches have been discovered to be not sturdy sufficient for the longer format.
Pink balls are already utilized in day-night Checks performed beneath lights.
The Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) stated in an announcement its government board had authorized the “trialling the use of a pink ball in Test matches, with prior agreement from both teams, to maximise play in case of anticipated bad light”.
The worldwide cricketing physique stated it had additionally given approval for brand new “research on lighting technology for match officials and venues to reduce lost play due to poor light”.
“Our discussions… have reinforced the ICC´s commitment to governance, administration and the growth of cricket globally,” stated council chief Jay Shah, following a gathering in India´s Ahmedabad.
Moreover, the ICC Board Assembly additionally permitted the pinnacle coach or designated employees to enter the sector through the drink breaks in ODIs.
Beforehand, solely substitute gamers have been allowed to enter the sector and relay messages through the drink breaks, that are taken twice in an ODI innings, one hour and 10 minutes aside.
The ICC additionally made a slight tweak to the taking part in situations of T20Is, because it diminished the time of the innings break to fifteen minutes, beforehand set at 20.
In one other modification, ICC stated it could give the on-field umpires entry to HawkEye information to analyse bowlers for unlawful actions throughout matches as a part of its dedication to crack down on bowlers with suspect actions.
