Arthur questions choice of Gabba for Pakistan-Australia day-night Test

Head coach thinks conditions under lights had to be extreme in Brisbane

Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur expressed his surprise at the allocation of Gabba for the first day-night match in the ongoing three-Test series in Australia.

Pakistan didn’t look comfortable under lights on day two of the first Test in Brisbane where they lost seven wickets for only 24 runs, as a result helping Australia to come out with a 287-run lead in the first innings.

"I think there are [still problems with day-night tests]," Arthur told ABC radio. "It's not an even playing field. You walk out at 1pm in glorious conditions like this; it's a totally different ball game to be opening at 6pm. So there are still issues around it, I think, definitely.”

The South African said conditions in Gabba were expected to be extreme in the evening considering day-night Test are still new to the game.

"I was surprised that they had it at the Gabba. I thought that was the one place where conditions might be extreme. In Adelaide, it seems to be good, although the ball still goes around,” said Arthur.

However, Arthur was optimistic about the new innovation in Tests and conceded that the concept was "the future".

Before taking on Australia at Gabba, Pakistan had played only one day-night Test against West Indies in the UAE.

"Funnily enough in Dubai, it [the pink ball] didn't do anything," said Arthur.

Pakistan are currently chasing 490 against Australia in the fourth innings and need something miraculous to get a positive result out of the game.