00:00Having drawn the last Test Series 1-1 Down Under, the West Indies will be hosts this
00:06time around when Australia land in the Caribbean in a few months' time for a three-match series.
00:11And one of the matches is supposed to be a day-night fixture in Jamaica.
00:15Or is that the case?
00:16Well, there are some concerns about the floodlights being placed on time for the Sabina Park match.
00:22This comes from cricket analyst Dr. Joseph Retz-Pereira, who has been following the matter
00:26closely.
00:27The Jamaica board has been promoting the matches at Sabina Park with the Australian and West
00:33Indies as a pink ball game, day and night.
00:37The situation is that the lights have been paid for, but yet to arrive in Jamaica to
00:45be erected and to be tested.
00:47The St. Lucia-based analyst says even the Jamaica Cricket Association president has
00:52made it public that it's on.
00:55That is supposed to be the last of the three test matches and starts on July 12th.
00:59The Jamaica press carried a story saying that the Jamaica Cricket Association, Dr. Bennett,
01:09was optimistic that all would be ready to play a pink ball game.
01:17So it's really up in the air when will the lights arrive, will they be put up in time
01:23and will the quality suit the ICC and of course suit the Australians.
01:29According to Dr. Pereira, Cricket Australia is yet to approve the pink ball test at Sabina
01:34Park, which is keeping everyone in suspense.
01:38And that, he says, could disappoint Caribbean fans should it not happen.
01:42There is a lot of speculation in Kingston and people do not know whether there will
01:48be a pink ball affair or whether they'll go back to a 10 o'clock start at Sabina.
01:55And there's also the problem of the tickets.
02:00You can put out tickets for sale, not only in Jamaica, but throughout the Caribbean,
02:07if in fact you can confirm that it's a pink ball or it's a normal day game starting at
02:1610 o'clock.
02:17Following the three test matches, the teams play five T20 internationals with two of them
02:23in Jamaica.
02:24Vinod Navani, TV6 Sport.
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