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  • Posted January 7, 2020
    Australias colour-blind wicketkeeper Matthew Wade insists he will cope in this weeks day-night Test against South Africa despite having difficulty in picking up the pink ball under lights. Brandon Roy Jersey . Wade has been recalled at the expense of Peter Nevill among a raft of changes for the third Test at Adelaide, with Australia desperate to prevent a clean-sweep by the Proteas after defeats in Hobart and Perth.Wade, banished from Test cricket three years ago due to shoddy glovework, admits his vision problem makes it difficult with the pink ball under lights, but is confident of adapting. Wade suffers from colour blindness I played with the pink ball at Adelaide Oval last year in a Shield game, so itll be interesting to see what it does in the Test arena. Youve just got to get used to it, he said. I think its trying to get it out of your mind. I can see the colour of the ball, I pick it up. Its just at times it takes a little bit longer to work out the depth of where its coming. Sky Sports Black Friday sale Upgrade to Sky Sports now and get 12 months half price! He added: It cant be an issue, Ive got to work it out.The match will be only the second day-night Test in Australia after the home side beat New Zealand by three wickets on only the third day at Adelaide Oval last year. New Zealands paceman Tim Southee bowls against Australia during the first day-night cricket Test match at the Adelaide Oval in November last year Wade, recalled as much for his batting prowess as his keeping skills, said he found it easier now to cope with the pink ball than when it was first rolled out as a Sheffield Shield experiment in the 2013-14 season.Ive got more used to it I suppose, he said. The more you play, you get more used to it, but the ball is getting better year-in, year-out. Australia captain Steve Smith admits hes embarrassed after his side were thrashed by South Africa in the second Test in Hobart Former Test opener Chris Rogers also suffered from colour-blindness and in 2014 withdrew from a match in which a pink ball was being trialled.Australia go into Thursdays game on the back of five straight Test defeats and with the team in crisis as they look to stop South Africa becoming the first touring team to sweep a series Down Under.Upgrade to Sky Sports now and get 12 months half price. Hurry, offer ends December 4! Also See: WATCH: Proteas airport trouble Aussies pick Renshaw Du Plessis guilty of ball-tampering Abbott clinches series for SA LaMarcus Aldridge Jersey . According to Tony Barrett of The Times, the Liverpool captain is set to announce that he will leave the club at the end of the 2014-15 season. Kelvin Ransey Jersey . Damyean Dotson, 19, Dominic Artis, 19 and Brandon Austin, 18, were suspended after the school received a police report concerning allegations made by a student who said she was assaulted by the players in early March.SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- Ronny Medina hit a grand slam in the fifth inning Saturday, putting an early end to Venezuelas 10-0 win over Canada at the Little League World Series. Cesar Leonardo Vivas drove in three runs for the winners from Maracaibo, Venezuela. After striking out in his first at-bat, Vivas singled home Asnaldo Caicedo in the third, with Julio Rejon also scorring on the play because of an overthrow. Anthony Tolliver Jersey. Vivas added a two-run single the next inning for a five-run lead. Medinas slam put the mercy rule into effect. Jose Luis Atencio allowed two hits in 4 2-3 innings and struck out six against the team from Vancouver, British Columbia. Venezuela next plays Monday against the South Korea-Puerto Rico winner. ' ' '