The pink-ball clash at Adelaide Oval is due to finish on Tuesday night, when there will be a flood of feedback.

Steve Smith’s men will provide private feedback to Cricket Australia (CA) and the Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA).

The players’ union has also encouraged Test players to speak their mind publicly – many have already shown a willingness to do so.

The Pakistan Cricket Board claim they’ve already been approached by CA regarding a day-night Test next summer.

CA team performance guru Pat Howard is adamant his organisation won’t push on with the concept until they’ve assessed players’ feedback.

“Absolutely. We’re going to have to see if this works,” Howard said.

“The fan side of things – there’s no debate. Ticket sales have been strong.

“The cricket side of things – we’ve got to get that right. Winning Test matches is paramount.

“The concept I’m pretty sure is pretty right. It’s whether we get the tools of the trade right.”

CA will directly source feedback from players and officials after the third trans-Tasman Test finishes.

ACA will do the same.

Players will complete an ACA survey regarding the pink ball and other contentious issues, similar to those filled out after day-night Sheffield Shield rounds.

“We’ll also get on the phone and just talk through their feedback,” ACA chief executive Alistair Nicholson said.

“I’m not sure what Cricket Australia’s longer-term plan is but our focus is on making sure we get the feedback from the players.

“Then we can sit down and work through it.

“If there are plans for it in the future – what does that look like and what do the players want it to look like?”

Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Johnson, Josh Hazlewood, Peter Siddle and Adam Voges have all expressed frank views to the media this year.

“It’s important players have the confidence to speak their mind. They’ve got out full support to do that,” Nicholson said.

“We’ve encouraged the players to say what they think.”

Nathan Lyon, one of the side’s biggest fans of the pink ball, suggested it was too early to know whether it should become a permanent fixture.

“Ask me after the Test,” Lyon said.

There will be global implications of the match.

New Zealand are already in talks to host Bangladesh in a day-night Test.

India skipper Virat Kohli has praised the “exciting” development intended to boost dwindling Test crowds.

Ian Chappell, a driving force in Kerry Packer’s World Series Cricket, felt the innovation was overdue.

Chappell believed day-night Tests would become part of the program in most parts of the world – provided the ball stands up.

“I’m not sure it can happen everywhere,” the former Australia skipper said.

“At some of the places with heavy dew it’s probably not going to be feasible.

“For the good of the game it’s got to happen … but they have to get the ball right.”

NZ coach Mike Hesson opined earlier this week that day-night Tests could become the norm.

-AAP