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Seeing the pink ball through rose-tinted glasses
Rose-tinted glasses are often associated with former players like Geoffrey Boycott looking back on their own era of the game through wistful eyes.
But could they in fact hold the solution to a problem threatening the evolution of cricket?
Researchers at the University of Queensland have been looking at ways to make the pink cricket ball used in day-night Test matches like the Adelaide Test easier to see under lights.
And their remarkable conclusion is that players would be better off taking the field wearing rose-tinted glasses.
Which players will be the first to adopt the new look?
Clint Wheeldon, Kevin Howells, Sunil Gupta and former Australia captain Kim Hughes speculate.
(Photo: Sandeep Sharma tosses the pink ball. Credit: Getty Images)
