Joe Root questions need for pink-ball Ashes test
Edited By WION Video Desk
Published: Dec 01, 2025, 12:17 IST | Updated: Dec 01, 2025, 12:17 IST
Joe Root has questioned whether the Ashes should include a pink-ball Test ahead of Thursday's day-night fixture in Brisbane. The first pink-ball Test was staged a decade ago and the format was initially devised to boost attendances. The second Test of the 2025-26 Ashes between Australia and England at the Gabba this week will be the 25th played with a pink ball and the fourth in an Ashes series, and tickets have sold out for the first three days.
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