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Why is a pink ball used in the Ashes?

Nearly 30 inmates, selected for good behavior, donned tuxedos with pink boutonnieres and waited as daughters, some dressed in formal gowns, were led into the prison’s Bible college transformed into a makeshift dance hall.

When Raul spotted me at day’s end, pink bandanna tied around my neck, he laughed.

Despite the different colours, the pink and red balls used in Australia do not offer different amounts of swing and seam movement to pace bowlers.

The pink ball does not behave differently to its red counterpart, but can be harder to see under lights.