Stuart Broad believes the second Test between England and Australia , a day-night game in Brisbane which will be played with a pink ball, is likely to be a "bit of a lottery" that could be determined by the toss.

England will go to the Gabba 1-0 down and looking for a way back into the Ashes , having not played a pink-ball Test since early 2023. England's record in day-night Tests is played seven, lost five, won two, while two of their likely XI - Jamie Smith and Gus Atkinson - have never played a first-class game with the pink ball.

Australia, meanwhile, have won 13 out of 14 (although their one defeat came against West Indies in Brisbane last year).

"We know the pink-ball Test, having played a few ourselves, is a bit of a lottery," Broad said on the For The Love of Cricket

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