Australia-NZ to play first day-night match in Test history

Australia and New Zealand will play the first day-night test cricket match when the southern hemisphere rivals meet in the last match of a three-game series in November. Cricket Australia said in a statement Tuesday that the test at the Adelaide Oval starting Nov. 27 will be the first to be played under lights and with a pink ball that "will be used to ensure greater visibility for players and spectators." In another break from tradition, the interval between the first and second session will be 20 minutes and be called tea instead of lunch. The second break in play would be 40 minutes and known as "dinner." International Cricket Council chief executive David Richardson called the Adelaide test a "bold step." "It's a recognition of the fact that cricket is obviously about the players, but it's also about the fans," Richardson said. "We want cricket to sustain itself, especially test cricket," according to AP.