"Just on twilight the pink ball talks a little bit more and the game goes through massive ebbs and flows, Bartlett said. You see wickets falling in clumps. You've got to stay in it and make the most of that middle session. If the Test wicket is like the one we just played on it will be a really good cricket wicket. We got a result in three days but when you bat well you get rewarded and if you bowl well it's the same."
"All indications are there is a bit of heat around. The wicket will dry out a lot quicker so you've got to make sure you keep enough moisture in it to last five days, he said. The aim is to provide a wicket where all players get a chance to perform their skills so hopefully all facets of the game come into the match."
England endured a heavy first-Test defeat after collapsing five wickets for 12 in the first innings and four for 11 in the second. Gabba curator David Sundarski is preparing a second consecutive day-night wicket following a Sheffield Shield match that finished inside three days, in which Xavier Bartlett took five wickets and scored 72. Bartlett said the pink ball moves more at twilight and creates ebbs and flows with wickets falling in clumps, making the middle session decisive. Sundarski warned heat will dry the wicket quicker, so moisture must be preserved to last five days. England have limited pink-ball Test experience while Australia have dominated the format. Touring players will not join a Lions' pink-ball game in Canberra.
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