Aust players want just one pink-ball Test

The body representing Australia's cricketers is lobbying Cricket Australia to stage only one day-night Test this summer.

Cricket Australia (CA) is in discussions with its South African counterparts over the Proteas' initial resistance to play a pink-ball Test at Adelaide Oval to complement the one already scheduled for Pakistan at the Gabba, but the Australian Cricketers' Association (ACA) has asked CA to consult its own players first.

"Whilst there is acknowledgement that this format may grow the game, at this stage the players would prefer to only play one day-night Test in 2016/17," ACA chief executive Alistair Nicholson said.