Pat Cummins is yet to play a pink-ball match but the express paceman is already impressed with how much the experimental Kookaburra hoops around.
Cummins and Mitchell Starc have a golden chance this week to warm up for the inaugural day-night Ashes Test at Adelaide Oval.
Cummins and Starc are part of a star-studded NSW outfit who will face South Australia at the same venue, with the pink-ball game to start on Friday.
"It's my first ever game with the pink ball," Cummins said.
"I played a lot of white ball the last couple of months. Coming into red ball and pink ball, I feel like it takes me a spell or two to relearn how to swing the ball consistently.
"That's what I'm really looking forward to, having a ball that moves around."
There should be plenty of swing and seam movement on offer in Adelaide, where day-night games are generally played on a grassy pitch that protects the pink ball.
Cummins has recently been bowling in the nets with the pink pill, causing NSW teammates plenty of discomfort.
"It's swung around quite a bit but pretty consistent swing," he said.
"I've only had a couple of net sessions and no, not really (it hasn't been hard to control)."
Ball has generally dominated bat in the short history of the innovative concept, although last year's Gabba Test between Australia and Pakistan was a notable exception.
Steve Smith, Peter Handscomb and Asad Shafiq all scored tons in a match that ran until day five.
"We struggled last year with the ball in Brisbane to try and swing it," Australian vice-captain David Warner said earlier this week.
"We tried to work on buffering it, putting a bit of heat on the ball.
"It came down to two different balls - the first one didn't swing; the second one did.
"I'm not sure if that's to do with the lacquer on the ball. It definitely felt a lot thicker than previous years."
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