England and Australia will do battle in the second Ashes Test match later on this week with the Aussies 1-0 up heading to the Gabba, which is usually a happy hunting ground for them.

Joe Root has questioned whether England and Australia need to be playing a pink-ball game as part of the Ashes series Down Under ahead of the day-nighter in Brisbane this week. The Aussies lead 1-0 after winning the first Test in Perth with Travis Head producing a sensational knock at the top of the order as the hosts chased down 205 runs to win.

England are aiming to level the series at the Gabba, a ground where they have not won since 1986 and will have to do so in challenging conditions. The International Cricket Council sanctioned day-night games in 2015 as an attempt to attract more spectators, utilis

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