And the winner is cricket ...

By Greg Baum
Updated November 30 2015 - 10:18am, first published 9:53am
Down and out: New Zealand's Mitchell Santner lays on the ground after he was stumped by Peter Nevill. Photo: Rick Rycroft
Down and out: New Zealand's Mitchell Santner lays on the ground after he was stumped by Peter Nevill. Photo: Rick Rycroft

At first ruddy blush, pink-ball Test cricket belongs with the bionic ear, the Hills Hoist, the winged keel, Wi-Fi and plastic bank notes on the list of great Australian inventions. The robust contest was the cake, the grandstand finish and Australia's win the icing. The biggest non-Ashes aggregate attendance at the Adelaide Oval was vindication. It was a fillip for Test cricket, and timely at that. Expect the limited editions poster on the morrow.