Starc makes day-night Test pitch

Mitchell Starc remains concerned about the need for grassy pitches but the left-armer is coming around to the rise of day-night Test cricket.

Adelaide Oval hosted the inaugural day-night Test earlier this summer, with Cricket Australia keen to schedule two pink-ball clashes in 2016-17.

Starc bowled the first delivery in that historic fixture.

However, he let fly at the pink ball earlier in 2014.

The 25-year-old said at the time he couldn't pick up the ball at night on the rope and couldn't understand why Cricket Australia (CA) went ahead with the project.

Starc is no longer the pink ball's most ardent critic but the injured paceman is still bothered by some elements of the innovation.

"The guys are still saying they can't see the seam. I still think when you're preparing a wicket to protect the ball, there's your issue," Starc said.

"The ball has come a long way and Kookaburra are doing a great job there but there still might be a few things to tinker with.

"They are tinkering with the colour of the seam.

"I'd like to see the wickets keep their own characteristics and not have to change for the cricket ball."

Cricket Australia and Kookaburra are working on both issues.

A black seam will be trialled in next month's day-night round of the Sheffield Shield.

The Australian Cricketers' Association (ACA) will seek feedback from those matches.

"There are still some significant operational elements that simply haven't been resolved," ACA boss Alistair Nicholson said earlier this week.

The Nine Network's head of sport Steve Crawley suggested on Wednesday that his organisation wouldn't play a role in ongoing day-night deliberations.

"It won't be our call if it happens or it doesn't happen," Crawley told AAP.

"I don't think everyone has to panic and say 'let's change every Test to make them day-nighters or it needs to be this venue or that venue'.

"It's very early in the year. Cricket Australia will work it out."

A handful of venues are clambering for the right to host a second day-night Test next summer, with a pink-ball clash in Adelaide considered a near-certainty.

Starc broke down during the inaugural day-night Test but was part of its thrilling finish.

He hobbled through for the winning runs as Australia pipped New Zealand by three wickets under lights.

The total crowd of 123,736 packed in across the three days, while TV ratings peaked at 3.19 million during the final session of the match.

"The contest between bat and ball was what impressed me the most," Starc said.

"Out of that series, it was the closest game ... it was the most entertaining game.

"I'm sure we'll see a lot more of it in years to come."