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Australias colour-blind wicketkeeper Matthew Wade insists he will cope in this weeks day-night Test against South Africa despite having difficulty in picking up the pink ball under lights. Karl Mecklenburg Broncos Jersey . Wade has been recalled at the expense of Peter Nevill among a raft of changes for the third Test at Adelaide, with Australia desperate to prevent a clean-sweep by the Proteas after defeats in Hobart and Perth.Wade, banished from Test cricket three years ago due to shoddy glovework, admits his vision problem makes it difficult with the pink ball under lights, but is confident of adapting. Wade suffers from colour blindness I played with the pink ball at Adelaide Oval last year in a Shield game, so itll be interesting to see what it does in the Test arena. Youve just got to get used to it, he said. I think its trying to get it out of your mind. I can see the colour of the ball, I pick it up. Its just at times it takes a little bit longer to work out the depth of where its coming. Sky Sports Black Friday sale Upgrade to Sky Sports now and get 12 months half price! He added: It cant be an issue, Ive got to work it out.The match will be only the second day-night Test in Australia after the home side beat New Zealand by three wickets on only the third day at Adelaide Oval last year. New Zealands paceman Tim Southee bowls against Australia during the first day-night cricket Test match at the Adelaide Oval in November last year Wade, recalled as much for his batting prowess as his keeping skills, said he found it easier now to cope with the pink ball than when it was first rolled out as a Sheffield Shield experiment in the 2013-14 season.Ive got more used to it I suppose, he said. The more you play, you get more used to it, but the ball is getting better year-in, year-out. Australia captain Steve Smith admits hes embarrassed after his side were thrashed by South Africa in the second Test in Hobart Former Test opener Chris Rogers also suffered from colour-blindness and in 2014 withdrew from a match in which a pink ball was being trialled.Australia go into Thursdays game on the back of five straight Test defeats and with the team in crisis as they look to stop South Africa becoming the first touring team to sweep a series Down Under.Upgrade to Sky Sports now and get 12 months half price. Hurry, offer ends December 4! Also See: WATCH: Proteas airport trouble Aussies pick Renshaw Du Plessis guilty of ball-tampering Abbott clinches series for SA Steve Atwater Broncos Jersey . - After sewage backups, toilet overflows and foul smells surfaced the past two years, nothing at the Oakland Coliseum surprises the home team anymore. Gary Zimmerman Jersey . Others describe it as taking the parrot for a walk.Serena Williams beat Flavia Pennetta in straight sets Wednesday night to reach the semifinals of the U.S. Open. The top-seeded Williams, playing in her first Grand Slam quarterfinal of the year, overcame a slow start to post a 6-3, 6-2 victory over the 11th-seeded Italian at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Williams stormed back to take the first set, winning six straight games after Pennetta earned two breaks while jumping out to a 3-0 lead. The 32-year-old American star broke Pennettas serve twice in the second set and won when Pennetta netted a return on match point. Williams kept her hopes alive for a third straight Flushing Meadows title and sixth overall. She is the first player to advance to the semifinals at the U.S. Open aged 32 or older since Martina Navratilova in 1991. Pennetta, who was bidding to reach her second career Grand Slam semifinal, fell to 0-6 against Williams and 2-8 against world No. 1s. Williams next plays Russian Ekaterina Makarova. The 17th-seeded Makarova secured a berth in her first-ever Grand Slam semifinal with a mild upset over two-time ruunner-up Victoria Azarenka. Bradley Chubb Youth Jersey. Makarova doused Azarenka 6-4, 6-2 in 1 hour, 27 minutes at Ashe Stadium. The Belarusian star Azarenka piled up six double faults and was broken four times on Day 10 of the fortnight. Unusually low-key for most of the match, Azarenka smashed her racquet after a crucial unforced error gave Makarova a break and a 4-2 lead in the second set. The left-handed Makarova is now 3-3 lifetime against Azarenka, including 1-1 at the majors. The former world No. 1 Azarenka is having trouble re-locating her once- formidable game after returning to action in June after being sidelined with a foot injury for three months. The 26-year-old Moscow native Makarova has played in at least the quarterfinals at four of the last eight and five of the last 12 Grand Slam events. She has yet to drop a set at the 2014 U.S. Open. Azarenka had won 16 of her previous 18 matches in Flushing and by failing to reach the semifinals this week, she will now drop out of the top 20. She lost to Williams in the U.S. Open final the past two years. ' ' '
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