Ryan Carters isn't too worried about the experimental pink balls. Source: Paul Kane / Getty Images
NEVER mind the pink ball, New South Wales batsman Ryan Carters insists all eyes will be on the points up for grabs as this week's round of Sheffield Shield matches gets underway.
Cricket Australia is experimenting with a day-night round, played with pink balls and black sightscreens, with the final session expected to end at 8:30pm.
The Blues are at Adelaide Oval for their must-win fixture against the Redbacks and Carters is confident the team will adjust to the unknown conditions.
"It's going to be an additional challenge," Carters said.
"It's a bit of an unknown playing with the pink ball under lights, so both teams will have to work out strategies to deal with that on the fly. But I'm pretty sure that, withstanding what I've just said, it will just come down to whoever plays the best cricket over the four days.
"We've had a chance to train with the pink ball indoors and outdoors this week, but not at night time under lights, so that will be a little bit of an unknown. But as I said we're a team of pretty experienced players so I guess we'll just have to adjust on the fly."
NSW will come up against South Australia's Callum Ferguson (L) and Michael Klinger. Picture: Sarah Reed. Source: News Corp Australia
If the trial is a success, CA hopes to add more day-night Shield fixtures next season, before hosting a day-night Test match against New Zealand late next year.
"I know it's an experiment — CA are looking to test out whether there's an opportunity to use pink balls and day-night fixtures at a higher level," Carters said.
"So in that sense it's a bit of an experiment, but more importantly for us it's the second last round of the Shield and we really need six points this week, so it's just as important as any other game."
There have been some problems reported with the pink ball. Colour-blind batsmen Chris Rogers and Matt Wade have had difficulty picking it out, while others are struggling to see the white seam of the ball.
But Carters, who is coming off a century against Western Australia, hasn't noticed any major differences.
"So far there's definitely a bit of swing with the pink ball, but that's to be expected with any new balls," he said.
"As for the seam, I guess only playing under match conditions will tell.
"I think it just adds another variable. There are already a number of variables you have to deal with in Shield cricket, this just adds one more that we'll have to be aware of. But overall it's definitely going to be whichever team performs the best over four days, like any other cricket match."
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