How day-night Tests quietly changed team preparation
The pink ball was introduced to solve an attendance problem. Its more interesting effect has been on how teams prepare for a session they cannot fully simulate.
The twilight hour
Most sides now plan explicitly around the period when the light changes, treating it as a distinct phase with its own field settings and bowling plans, rather than as part of the evening session.
You do not get to practise twilight. You get to plan for it and find out.
Batting orders have been adjusted around it too, with some teams holding back an aggressive option rather than exposing a new batter at the worst possible moment.
