Legendary Australian spinner, Shane Warne demands to replace the red ball with the pink ball in all Test matches and not just day-night Tests, citing that the red cherry “doesn’t do anything” and goes soft after 25 overs. His remarks came as India and Australia are fighting it out in the pink-ball Test at the Adelaide Oval.

During a chat on Fox Cricket, Warne said, “I’ve been saying this for the last few years. I believe the pink ball should be used in all Test matches. Day games, not just day-night games. I think the pink ball you can actually see the ball easier, crowd can see the ball easier. It generally does more than the red ball and it looks fantastic on television.”

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He further added, “So why not use a pink ball the whole time? Maybe change it at 60 overs because it goes soft, but I’d be using the pink ball for every Test match so more of it I would say. No more red ball, it doesn’t swing, it doesn’t do anything, goes soft after 25 overs. It has been pathetic for so long now. Except for the Dukes ball in England, it has been rubbish.”

Shane Warne opines that the pink ball can’t be any worse than what the red cherry in the longest format of the game. It also feels that the red ball hasn’t been swinging much and it also lacked in the seam as well and hence, the pink ball can be the solution for it in Test cricket.

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In the much-awaited clash between India and Australia, the visitors won the toss and opted to bat first. At stumps, the score read 233/6 with Wriddhiman Saha (9) and R Ashwin (15) at the crease. However, they were bundled out of 244, and at supper, on Day 2 Australia was down to 25/2.