As ever Twitter took centre stage as the host for one of the most talked about discussions in the history of Test cricket as, for the first time ever, a day/night Test match begun in Adelaide on Friday.
And it was largely positive stuff from the Twitter community, with fans and players past and present joining on the micro-blogging site to share their delight in the spectacle.
If Twitter is anything to go by, day/night Tests will definitely have a future in the game.
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Today in 1979: SCG hosted the first ever day-night ODI game (Aus-WI). Today in 2015: Adelaide hosts the first ever day-night Test (Aus-NZ).
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) November 27, 2015
History will be made today with the first Day-Night Test #lovecricket pic.twitter.com/bkZJcpUTvH
— ICC (@ICC) November 27, 2015
Reverse swing? More bounce? Not sure. Faster off the bat? Lets find out. Day & Night test #cricket is finally here. pic.twitter.com/LwU9iJvIa9
— adidas Cricket (@adidascricket) November 27, 2015
How can batsmen complain about a pink ball when they are using these? #AUSvNZ pic.twitter.com/lo1EoHctsf
— simon hughes (@theanalyst) November 27, 2015
Test match cricket has never looked so good! #AUSvNZ pic.twitter.com/pX4yF1ufiF
— BreatheSport (@BreatheSport) November 27, 2015
Pink Ball..47,000 Fans.. Great TV viewing.. PERFECT CLIMATE(The Key).. Day/Night Tests Work.. #AUSvNZ
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) November 27, 2015
Bowling coach McDermott assesses the pink balls #AUSvNZ pic.twitter.com/wSxvovgo3R
— cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) November 27, 2015
Crowd thinning out. It is chilly and they’ve seen the spectacle now… #ausvnz pic.twitter.com/bmJQlVDVK1
— Innocent Bystander (@InnoBystander) November 27, 2015
To be fair to @GeoffreyBoycott .. He was on about Day/Night Tests 10 yrs ago and was laughed at…!!!! The old fella was ahead of the game .
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) November 27, 2015
Day night test cricket
— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) November 27, 2015
Day 1 of the first ever day/night Test. To me it’s been a success #adelaideoval #AUSvNZ https://t.co/8zv7hhR0zb
— Glenn McGrath (@glennmcgrath11) November 27, 2015
What a day at the Adelaide Oval! Tension filled cricket and 47441 spectators in attendance. When was the last time a Test had such crowds?
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) November 27, 2015
Is it me or is all this pink ball chat boring , change the record lads !! Hit it , bowl it , catch it and throw it , job done !!
— andrew flintoff (@flintoff11) November 27, 2015
That’s DINNER. Hehehe. I love it. #change #DayNightTest
— Mpumelelo Mbangwa (@mmbangwa) November 27, 2015
Crowd 1st D/n ODI @ SCG, 27-11-1979 – 21,168 1st T20I @ Auckland, 17-2-2005 – 41,000 1st D/n Test @ Adelaide, today 47,000+ #AusvNZ
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) November 27, 2015
Brilliant to see so many people supporting the inaugural day/night test match at the Adelaide Oval! #AUSvNZ
— Jason Gillespie (@YCCCDizzy) November 27, 2015
