Karachi: Cricket Australia (CA) has invited Pakistan to play a day and night Test match when they tour Down Under in the winter of 2016-17 for a full series. Sources in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) told PTI yesterday that CA chief executive James Sutherland had sent a letter to his PCB counterpart Subhan Ahmed proposing Pakistan and Australia play one of the three Tests under lights.'

CA has already decided to host a day and night Test against New Zealand later this month in Adelaide. "The PCB will discuss the Australian invitation at the next meeting of the Board of Governors but already they are receptive to the idea of playing a Test under lights with a pink or orange ball," one source said.