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International Cricket Council (ICC) chiefs believe floodlit, day/night Tests could take place in the next few years but insist more work needs to be done on the ball before they give the go-ahead.

A traditional red leather ball is difficult to see under floodlights, while the white ball used for day/night one-day internationals doesn't wear at the same rate and so is considered unsuitable for longer formats.

Finding a suitable ball has so far proved the key stumbling block, with David Richardson, the ICC's general manager for cricket, telling reporters at Lord's on Wednesday: "We've spent a lot of time over the last 24 months trying to develop a ball.

"Now we've crystallised that there's not much difference between the pink and orange balls and it was a question of finding a ball that could retain its colour throughout 50-80 overs."

Richardson was speaking after a two-day meeting of the ICC's cricket committee at Lord's, the self-styled 'home of cricket' and the headquarters of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), who a,87218,66806,64858,18082,74138,59180,88973,84935,16760,20295,45122,26279,29608,27123,87492,43995,77947,31232,90028,69725,15780,35248,79395,82340,15449,29019,91727,55583,33745,91904,81081,25671,16949,36368,48103,48853,29287,95416,53021,54465,29914,42833,30698,96504,69874,65702,99146,64978,71791,38164,37831,51774,71559,45392,32648,98489,11495,62946,54658,81707,80610,26616,25674,33695,50080,10294,92722,93564,62330,57017,12237,42878,67523,11915,14267,75557,68904,73145,75412,18045,36246,98189,23832,64951,85508,42339,33743,25831,89815,92850,39967,51788,59652,24797,44227,25281,35304,38459,31982,65554,46351,43552,97991,20693,80719,14063,94786,25013,34217,18949,90478,34116,97272,86882,78155,19967,18132,21170,72585,51334,33985,37507,28801,67964,52576,78888,82291,43080,66564,32818,29089,75339,91648,15580,28544,84847,10379,84092,81311,57710,37845,10822,43951,39192,33473,86621,53247,79247,61693,84418,93378,86307,35618,22300,29129,83602,31849,83327,72238,57119,43112,36609,67586,82580,24698,58218,83233,63401,67847,64710,52554,27740,52672,30190,96961,33254,42488,75985,63048,91603,65996,79076,44361,65987,65767,70435,39590,19761,66969,41068,16921,51089,92117,48509,39804,47911,42274,47690,12972,52657,15478,16277,66313,49988,19366,42873,19790,93479,30656,94441,67035,30370,68018,26343,46129,68362,89264,36388,81732,52246,52595,46090,57170,34265,23309,24002,39347,38658,96302,52748,84000,28219,13632,40412,51503,44233,92262,70031,82870,95380,31826,26757,81703,57662,96514,36054,33763,61602,60270,96428,98515,26563,47306,96913,55347,72031,60194,49854,95589,33657,38849,18390,49525,71129,11315,43631,44842,73752,29125,51371,13124,45745,36012,83600,59990,64687,61196,64503,42735,53306,72248,30766,11145,26368,68579,96202,64431,41442,30161,24546,93848,67905,71361,32207,44553,78655,58211,26834,73924,30038,93102,37538,91414,60104,84128,25265,77807,17459,55864,98087,10192,30804,69908,63884,82206,72430,65329,33366,22841,30825,53895,82472,81753,33897,19145,77693,73444,69870,87215,79117,29144,70950,96704,71163,17514,66628,27286,68986,73710,11444,98956,43436,44714,87268,50327,52944,75558,53097,37196,33810,69581,34028,36784,43055,96154,79940,28630,58258,39691,37002,32068,48877,42553,90112,53792,48888,26746,13292,16162,77123,99880,34489,27695,95410,39292,46163,53603,58309,33125,66382,92679,11788,37650,68120,60480,74946,45143,30355,14567,55185,92517,68856,77830,82434,38857,77698,42560,85072,41428,39029,24648,31084,59136,24040,50208,10112,40623,17735,83226,40594,12226,50459,81506,51936,15269,42252,85278,72482,94753,94841,71668,22507,55794,16271,53717,99934,11600,23974,60751,15373,51795,12699,59026,94541,86103,49212,29107,42625,67312,44592,42978,89358,16192,65938,20677,63415,47484,65231,54477,21206,52676,82306,96733,28031,66126,46656,22645,12839,16165,93202,87318,13127,22722,32032,42911,52402,60218,55563,28650,87574,33919,94314,32002,12615,59074,68001,81865,11542,77318,33374,37462,62168,34668,87252,92392,10568,60568,53431,35799,26208,58897,23915,72394,46753,29628,68320,83045,51470,90114,20799