AUSTRALIA'S wish to host South Africa in a day-night Test at Adelaide Oval is set to be granted.
South Africa's Test players have changed their stance on pink ball cricket in a decision which will deliver Australia a second day-night Test next summer. 
Ongoing concerns over visibility of the pink ball in twilight hours have been a stumbling block in its scheduling, but in a major boost for Cricket Australia, it is believed the Proteas this week finally agreed to play the match.
Adelaide Oval will now stage a day-night Test in   November before a pink ball match at the Gabba to open the three-Test series between Australia and Pakistan in   December. Cricket Australia yesterday said discussions with South Africa were continuing.
"We remain optimistic that the Adelaide Test match will be played as a day-night match," a spokesman said.
Tickets to the upcoming summer of cricket went on sale this week, excluding the Adelaide Test. It is believed an official announcement from Cric-ket Australia is imminent.
The Australia-South Africa Test in Adelaide starts   November 24, while the Test under lights in Brisbane begins on   December 15. India is set to follow Australia's lead and host New Zealand in a day-night Test later this year.
Pace great Glenn McGrath yesterday declared himself a keen supporter of day-night Test cricket.
"If it (pink ball Tests) goes well this coming summer, then it is the way of the future," McGrath said. "You have to keep moving the game forward."You don't want to lose the history and the tradition, but if you can mix it with keeping the game fresh, then that is what it is about. I think you will see a lot more day-night cricket played and I think there will be a day-night Ashes (Test)."