Day-night county cricket: Why all the fuss about pink balls?

The latest innovation is designed to attract a new audience but players must get to grips with an unexpected challenge

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The idea might have purists spluttering over their cornflakes, but the usually staid world of county cricket embraces a new innovation this week – day-night matches played with a pink ball.

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