Australia sneak home in tense finish

Australia sneaked home to win the inaugural day-night Test match against New Zealand by three wickets

New Zealand lead by 94 as wickets tumble

Peter Nevill and the tail helped Australia unexpectedly gain a first-innings lead on the second day in Adelaide, but a controversial umpiring decision played arguably the biggest role in denying New Zealand the advantage

Bowlers dominate early in day-night Test

Bowlers dominated the first day at Adelaide Oval, where 12 wickets fell as the pink ball made its debut in Test cricket. New Zealand made 202 before Australia reached 2 for 54 at stumps

South Africa reluctant to play day-night Test

Cricket Australia is expected to announce the schedule for next summer's home international matches on Wednesday, despite an ongoing reluctance from South Africa's cricketers to play in a day-nig

ICC admits Llong's DRS error

The ICC has admitted that third umpire Nigel Llong made "an incorrect judgement" while deciding on New Zealand's review of the appeal for catch against Nathan Lyon

Pink-ball cricket is a mere bulge in Test cricket's fabric

It's too soon to draw conclusions from the Adelaide Test, but going by the game's history, it won't be long before day-night Tests simply become Tests

Did Lyon decision contravene ICC directive for DRS?

Nathan Lyon's reprieve during the Adelaide Test appears to have been in direct contravention of the ICC's directives for umpires using the DRS

Playing the blame game not our mentality - McCullum

Brendon McCullum offered no excuses for his side's loss in Adelaide despite being at the receiving end of a contentious call involving Nathan Lyon. Instead, he chose to harp on the positives

Day-night Tests 'here to stay' - McCullum

New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has declared day-night Test cricket "here to stay" after the conclusion of the inaugural floodlit match at Adelaide Oval, a popular success despite its three-day running time

A week of renewal in Adelaide

The game as a whole has not seen so much imaginative talk about its future since the dawn of Twenty20; Test matches themselves have not been the subject of this much hype since the invention of the word "hype"

Lowest top score in an Adelaide Test

Stats highlights from an enthralling, bowler-dominated Test in Adelaide

Nervy chase gives Australia 2-0 series win

Runs, runs and more runs

Adelaide Oval has been an outstanding venue for Australia's captain, while the vice-captain enters this Test in rare form

Test cricket needs to hurry it up

Introducing tweaks like four-day games will be pointless unless players and officials show more urgency to keep the game moving

DRS under fire after disputed Lyon reprieve

Ross Taylor felt the decision to not give Nathan Lyon out even as HotSpot clearly indicated a faint nick, was a big moment in the match

Dodgy DRS throws New Zealand off course

Both captains couldn't have predicted how much a contentious DRS decision could affect the entire flow of a day's play and, possibly, the course of the Test

Anatomy of the Lyon howler

A behind-the-scenes look at one of the more controversial DRS calls of recent times underlines the need for umpires to work closely with the providers of the technology involved

Smith 171.66, Guptill 12.60

Stats highlights from the second day of the Adelaide Test

Massage therapist Baldwin steps in for injured Starc

Australia's decision to hand sub fielding duties to Grant Baldwin, the team's massage therapist, has been a subject of criticism over the past two days

That ball was hard to spot

There was the excitement of being part of history, but this fan in Adelaide is doubtful if he will be in favour of day-night Tests. Plus, he could not sight the ball well

Australia roar back in see-saw Test

'Ridiculous waste of time and wrong decision'

In five minutes, Nathan Lyon was twice ruled not-out, controversially. The Twitter world did not hold back

Cricket and the curse of conservatism

The recent day-night Test was greeted with suspicion - notably (and absurdly) by the statistically minded

Boring Siddle makes the difference

Peter Siddle brings much-needed balance and control to an Australian attack that at times suffers from the inclusion of too many spearheads and not enough shields

Boult, Siddle impressed but not yet swayed

Peter Siddle and Trent Boult enjoyed playing in front of almost 50,000 people but reserved judgment on the pink ball and day-night Tests

New Zealand fade away under lights

Starc suffers stress fracture in right foot

Mitchell Starc's troublesome ankle may finally have caught up with him, as he was struck out of the bowling attack due to a stress fracture on day one of the day-night Test in Adelaide

A 19-year low and Siddle's 200

Stats highlights from the first day of a historic Test in Adelaide

Pink-ball cricket: pretty as a picture

The Test at Adelaide Oval was an aesthetic delight, and it put bums on seats too

Remembering 408, twelve months on

On November 27 last year, Phillip Hughes died in hospital after being struck by a bouncer during a Sheffield Shield game two days before. It was a tragedy that changed cricket forever

From dawn till dusk

The long road to the first day-night Test is also a history of cricket's often fraught relationship with commerce

McCullum backs New Zealand on final lap

New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum said his team was a bit nervous at the start of the tour but has improved significantly over two Tests and are well placed for Adelaide

Adelaide day-nighter brings back memories of 2015 Ashes summer

The tone of cricket played at Adelaide Oval over the past two days has resembled nothing so much as the sort of play witnessed during the third and fourth Ashes Tests earlier this year