Marnus Labuschagne backs Australia’s pink ball experience to tell in second Ashes Test

Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne’s batting average in day-night Tests is 63.86 – better than his career average. Photograph: AAP

Marnus Labuschagne has said Australia’s experience of ­playing day‑night Tests will help them to start the second Ashes Test on Thursday with an in-built advantage, while England are using a pink ball for the first time in nearly three years.

As well as hosting more day-night Tests than the rest of the world in total, Australia has also ­scheduled several Sheffield Shield games under lights and with a pink ball, first between 2013 and 2018 and again in each of the past two seasons.