"As reported by the Guardian on Monday, head coach Brendon McCullum has booked extra time in the nets ahead of the day-night second Test that starts in Brisbane on 4 December rather than send any first team players to the two-day England Lions match in Canberra this weekend. The first session takes place at Allan Border Field on Saturday morning, before switching to the facilities at the Gabba from Sunday onwards."
"Two of the sessions Monday and Wednesday will take place after dark so players can get used to seeing the pink Kookaburra ball under lights. It represents a break from England's usual pattern of training three days before a Test match. But as well as the vagaries of floodlit cricket, it will also allow players to acclimatise to playing in the increased humidity of Brisbane that has seen a number of electrical storms hit the city in the past week."
"Cummins has not played since July after the detection of a lower back hotspot but trained with his teammates before Perth and has since been seen bowling with a pink ball in Sydney."
England's cricketers will end a week of inactivity with scheduled extra training sessions ahead of the day-night second Ashes Test in Brisbane on 4 December. Head coach Brendon McCullum booked net sessions at Allan Border Field and then at the Gabba, including two after-dark sessions to practise with the pink Kookaburra ball under lights. The sessions will help acclimatise players to Brisbane humidity and recent electrical storms. McCullum chose these nets rather than sending first-team players to an England Lions match. Australia may add Pat Cummins to its squad, while Usman Khawaja still needs to prove fitness.
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