Matthew Wade is colour blind but he can see the pink ball is here to stay, with the recalled wicketkeeper vowing to adapt without issue in the day-night Test.
Wade has been recalled for the third Test between Australia and South Africa, which starts at Adelaide Oval on Thursday.
The contest will test how much Wade has worked on his wicketkeeping since 2013, when he was most recently behind the stumps for Australia's Test side.
It will also challenge his vision.
Josh Hazlewood admitted on Monday he still harbours concerns about the visibility of the pink ball at twilight, when the combination of natural and artificial light has triggered many collapses in day-night Sheffield Shield games.
But Wade's vision problem means he has found the innovative Kookaburra even harder to pick up than teammates.
"It can't be an issue. I've got to work it out," he said on Monday.
"You've just got to get used to it. I think it's trying to get it out of your mind. I can see the colour of the ball, I pick it up.
"It's just at times it takes a little bit longer to work out the depth of where it's coming.
"The first couple of balls in the nets, it takes just a little bit longer to pick the actual length of the ball up.
Wade added he found it a lot easier now compared to when it was first rolled out as a Shield experiment.
"I've got more used to it I suppose. The more you play, you get more used to it," he said.
"The ball is getting better year in, year out."
Kookaburra has developed a new pink ball since last year's inaugural day-night Test, notably changing the colour of the seam from green to black.
Hazlewood was one of many players to criticise the ball last year, prior to starring in the historic day-night clash between Australia and New Zealand in Adelaide.
"It might be a little bit dangerous," Hazlewood said at the time, suggesting square-on fielders may struggle to pick up the ball at twilight.
Hazlewood noted on Monday the visibility remained "a bit of an issue but (is) definitely getting better".
"With how well last year went, there's only going to be more of them (day-night Tests)," he said.
Some 8mm of grass was left on the Adelaide Oval pitch for last year's day-night Test, when ball dominated bat and the game lasted three days.
Hazlewood suggested the pink ball now holds up better and won't need as much cushioning.
"There'll still be some grass on (the pitch) but I don't think there will be as much as last year," he said.
"It was a good trial last year and I think he (the curator) will take a little more off it. I still think there will be plenty in it, especially at night and that twilight period."
South Africa, who will be playing their first day-night Test, hold an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-Test series.
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