The evening session was a bit chilly!

AT FIRST I wasn’t sure about day-night Test cricket. I’m quite a traditionalist, and my son and I aren’t even fans of Twenty20. But I came here with 12 kids from our tiny club at Tamworth. They took part in the All-Stars games on the outfield at tea and had the time of their lives, so they’ve all gone home happy. I’d say the pink ball was easy for the guys in the crowd to see — even easier than the red ball, especially on the big

screen. It was getting a bit cold towards the end of the third session here in Birmingham, and the jumpers were starting to go on in our stand. If this game

was staged in May or September, it would be tricky. Also, some of the kids were leaving around tea time, which probably wouldn’t have happened in a normal day’s Test cricket. Maybe they could think about having two types of ticket — one for the first two sessions for families, then another one for the evening session. I think one pink-ball Test a summer in this country is probably as far as it should

go. You don’t want to take away the traditions just yet, especially with one-day and Twenty20 cricket growing, and the Test format dying in other parts of the world. In this country we tend to fill our grounds anyway for the first three days, so it’s...