Archive · 2 Dec 2025
Smith Uses Anti-Glare Strips for Pink-Ball Test
Steve Smith, Australia's cricket captain, is getting ready for a special night match.
This match uses a pink ball and is played under bright lights.
To see better, Smith is using black strips under his eyes.
These strips help block the bright light from the stadium lights.
Other athletes, like Tom Brady in American football, also use these strips.
Australia is already leading in their series against England, and they are practicing hard for the next match.
Steve Smith is using anti-glare strips under his eyes for better visibility during night matches.
The strips help reduce glare from stadium floodlights, commonly used in sports like American football.
Australia is preparing for a pink-ball Test match in Brisbane, a unique condition in cricket.
Australia currently leads the Ashes series 1-0 after a dominant performance in the Perth Test.
The anti-glare strips were popularized in cricket by former West Indies player Shivnarine Chanderpaul.
- Who
- Steve Smith
- What
- Using anti-glare strips for pink-ball test preparation
- When
- Ahead of the Brisbane Test
- Where
- Brisbane, Australia
- Why
- To reduce glare from stadium floodlights during night matches
- Player
- Steve Smith
- Event
- Brisbane Test
- Equipment
- Anti-glare strips
- Series
- Ashes
- Australia's Lead
- 1-0
