Kiwi quick Trent Boult has given cricket's new pink ball a tentative thumbs up ahead of New Zealand's historic day-night Test against Australia in November.
After numerous first-class trials and prolonged debate surrounded the idea, a pink ball will be used in the Adelaide Test to make it easier to see under lights.
"It feels like a hockey ball or an indoor cricket ball coming out of the hand," he told the New Zealand Cricket website after two sessions training with it. "I was able to get it to swing a bit, but I haven't bowled with it at night yet.
"It is exciting, and it's going to be great to be part of history. There are a lot of people already talking about it and the interest is only going to grow as we get closer to Adelaide."
The world class left-armer will return for the three-Test series against Australia fresh off a lay-off after fears of a stress-fracture developed in June.
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"I cant remember the last time that I had three months off from cricket it has been nice to get away from the game and get my body right," he said. "I am chomping at the bit to get back into it,"
New Zealand's pink ball education will step up when they play a warm-up game in Hamilton from October 7-9, along with two warm-up games in Australia.
Owning 123 wickets in 32 Tests at an average of 27.12, Boult says he wants to play his part in what would be New Zealand's first series win across the Tasman since 1985. That year Sir Richard Hadlee ran through Australia in Brisbane, taking 15 scalps in a crushing first-Test win.
Boult says the team are also motivated to protect a record of having gone undefeated through their last seven Test series.
