ADELAIDE: Mitchell Starc looms as Australia's big weapon with the all-new pink ball as Test cricket ventures into the unknown with the first ever day night Test against New Zealand in Adelaide starting Friday. The performance of the ball, and the success of Test cricket under floodlights, will be closely watched in what could be a breakthrough in attracting more fans to the struggling five-day format. Ticket sales have been promising, with a first-day crowd of up to 40,000 expected -- compared with 16,000 the last time the two sides met in Adelaide in 2008. TV audiences...
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