Five things to expect from the D/N Test

Big crowds

With Friday's crowd expected to top 40,000 people, day one at the Adelaide Oval is set to be largest opening day at the venue in recent memory.

The first day mark of 38,615 set in 2010 - when England visited Australia's shores and thumped the hosts by an innings and 71 runs - is expected to be under serious threat come Friday.

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The last time New Zealand played at the Adelaide Oval was in 2008 when around 16,000 people streamed through the gates on day one.

With 'Twilight Tickets' for the final two sessions available from $20 for adults and Sunday's Toyota Family Day where a family of four can gain admission for the price of two adult tickets, attendance records are set to be smashed in the inaugural day-night Test.

Eyes on the tube

While there will be thousands at the venue, there is expected to be millions watching on television.

A start time of 2pm local time means the final two sessions will be in prime time in the eastern states, similar to a Test in Perth.

The average audience during the second Commonwealth Bank Test was 1.15 million viewers, and across the first four days of the match the third session - from 6.30pm to roughly 8.30pm AEDT - ranked in the top four programs in the country.

Quick Single: Warner finds new challenge under lights

Those numbers are predicted to increase for this match with the curiosity surrounding the pink ball and a likely finish of around 10pm in the east.

Of course, if you can't get to the ground or watch on TV, subscribe to a Cricket Australia Live Pass and watch on your mobile or tablet device.

Night-time swing

The change in ball could lead to a change in tactics, especially as the sun sets and the artificial light takes effect.

Steve Smith showed his attacking intent in the day-night Sheffield Shield match at the ground last month, declaring late on day one to give his international calibre new-ball attack of Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood a crack at the Redbacks top order before stumps.

The move was a masterstroke, as Starc claimed two wickets and Hazlewood one to leave South Australia reeling at 3-3 overnight. The lightning left-armer finished the job the next day, taking 5-28.

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Western Australian southpaw Jason Behrendorff, the only player to take a 10-wicket haul with the pink ball in the past two seasons, believes there is a definite advantage when bowling under lights with the pink ball.

"The ball swings around a bit more (at night) and even if it’s a bit older it still swings," Behrendorff told cricket.com.au.

"And the balls were definitely improved this year (2014-15).  

"The balls retain their shine a bit more and they changed the seam from white to green which might have helped the bowlers at night a bit."

Hundreds

Amidst the concerns about the pink ball being difficult to see, especially at night, the batsman appear to have no issue compiling big totals.

In the past six pink-ball matches, 11 centuries have been posted, with Michael Klinger's unbeaten 202 against Tasmania this summer the highest mark.

WATCH: Klinger smacks double ton against the pink ball

In addition, 22 half-centuries have been scored, with three of them between 96-99.

Skipper Smith is one of the players to post three-figures against the pink ball, and vice-captain David Warner scored 77 this season, so Australia's key batsmen have had success against the pink pill.

A result

All six pink-ball matches in the past two seasons forced a result, and all were by wide margins.

The smallest margin of victory in terms of runs was 162 by WA over Tasmania, and for wickets there's been two occasions of eight-wicket wins by WA over Queensland and Tasmania against Victoria last summer.

The toss has been crucial in the first two Tests, with the coin landing in favour of the home captain both times. But in day-night cricket, statistics indicate that the toss isn't as important.

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In fact, four of the six teams to have won the toss lost the match.

And batting first shouldn't be the automatic selection for the winning captain; only twice from five instances has the team that won the toss and elected to bat walked away with the victory. 

However, the lone time a captain sent the opposition in, they lost too. Either way, the numbers indicate there will be a winner.