Reports suggest Gabba will join Adelaide with day-night Test in 2016-17 summer
Brisbane set to host pink ball Test: reports
Brisbane is set to be the second city in the world to host a day-night Test but it could cost them the first Test of the summer according to reports.
Fairfax Media is reporting the Gabba will host a day-night Test against Pakistan in December, while Perth's WACA Ground will launch the international summer in December with the first Test against South Africa.
Hobart is set to hold off stiff competition from Canberra and host the second Test against the Proteas before the series finale at the Adelaide Oval in a day-night Test.
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The second Test series of the season would then follow against Pakistan, with a day-night Test in Brisbane followed by the traditional Boxing Day and New Year's Tests in Melbourne and Sydney, respectively.
It means three of the six Tests could be televised in prime time in the eastern states, providing an unprecedented level of exposure for the five-day game in Australia.
Cricket Australia is not yet willing to discuss the schedule, given the complicated nature of the planning involved.
"Piecing the summer schedule together is a complex task, that involves many working drafts, and is still very much a work in progress, including discussions with visiting cricket boards," a CA spokesperson said. "We won't be drawn on speculation at this point in time."
Following the success of last summer's historic day-night Test against New Zealand, which was played in front of 123,736 across three action-packed days, CA said they were keen to explore the possibility of more day-night Tests.
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The fixture shattered television ratings for host broadcaster Channel Nine, with 3.10 million viewers tuning in to watch the gripping final session late on day three.
Cricket.com.au revealed last November that Pakistan had been approached to play a day-night Test this coming summer.
"We have received a proposal from Cricket Australia to play a day-night Test in the 2016-2017 series," Pakistan Cricket Board’s chief operating officer Subhan Ahmed told cricket.com.au. "The matter has been referred to our cricket committee for consideration.
"In principle, the PCB is supportive of and inclined towards accepting and trying out innovative ideas and new technologies. And this includes the proposal of playing Test matches under lights."
One of the few concerns from the inaugural twilight Test was the condition and durability of the pink Kookaburra ball.
Extra grass was left on the wicket to help preserve the luminous projectile, but it’s the seam of the ball which copped the most criticism, and former Test quick Ryan Harris warned against playing day-night Test cricket in Brisbane with that version of the pink ball last December.
Harris cited the quality of Australia's and South Africa's pace attacks as one reason for his hesitancy, while the abilities of Wahab Riaz and Mohammad Amir put Pakistan's fast-bowling group at a similarly elite level.
"I don't think Brisbane is a logical place to play it just yet," Harris told AAP. "It would be a big mistake given the bowling attacks we have and South Africa have.
"It could potentially be over in two, two-and-a-half or three days. If it's one of those hot Brisbane days, you'd certainly want to bowl when the sun goes down. It'd be zipping around everywhere."
CA trialled a new version of the pink ball with a completely black seam in round seven of last season’s Sheffield Shield competition, replacing the green and white seam used in the day-night Test.