Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland said that he "will talk to his England counterparts about the prospect of scheduling a day-night Ashes Test in Australia" in the '17-18 series, according to the AFP. Sutherland said that he has mentioned the possibility "in passing" with the England and Wales Cricket Board about playing a day-night Test in the next Ashes series. Sutherland also said that "he has already spoken to South Africa and Pakistan authorities about playing a day-night Test in Australia next summer following the success of the concept in Adelaide in November last year." The "historic Adelaide match against New Zealand attracted a total attendance of 123,736 fans over three lively days." The opening day gate of 47,441 "was the biggest at the Adelaide Test since the famous 1932-33 'bodyline' series." Sutherland: "We will be actively pursuing at least one day-night Test this year with our two visiting teams, South Africa and Pakistan. And I guess on the assumption that we do play a day-night Test next summer or two that we will progress that further and it will be more of a fixture in our calendar." Sutherland said that England administrators "were progressive thinkers and would be interested in the day-night Test concept" (AFP, 1/5).
