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Joe Root: 'Ashes doesn't need pink-ball Test'

Joe Root: 'Ashes doesn't need pink-ball Test'

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Joe Root tells Stephan Shemilt that the Ashes doesn't need a pink-ball Test match. Australia's first Test centurion Travis Head responds by telling Stephan "Pink ball, white ball, red ball - who really cares?".

As the pair differ on views ahead of the Test between England and Australia at The Gabba, Eleanor Oldroyd sits in a cafe just outside the iconic venue with Andy Zaltzman and Henry Moeran to look ahead to the second match of the Ashes. Plus, former Australia Test skipper Tim Paine discusses what the pink-ball offers under the lights in Brisbane.

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Joe Root: 'Ashes doesn't need pink-ball Test'

Joe Root: 'Ashes doesn't need pink-ball Test'

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