Steven Smith looks set to emulate former West Indies batter Shivnarine Chanderpaul by wearing 'eye blacks' on his cheeks during the second Ashes Test at the Gabba. He trialled the anti-glare strips while batting in the nets during Australia's floodlit training session on Sunday evening ahead of Thursday's day-night, pink-ball fixture in Brisbane.

Smith has played 13 of Australia's 14 previous pink-ball Tests but has not taken to the format in the same way as red-ball cricket: he has only scored one hundred in 24 innings in day-night Tests , averaging 37.04. His record in daytime Tests is far superior, with 35 centuries in 190 innings and an average of 58.31.

"The pink ball in general is just a completely different game," Smith had said during Australia's most recent day-night Test m

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