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Instead of quick-fire innings and short spells, they will now be asked to dig in, build patience, and push their endurance to the limit in a new two-day red-ball tournament.

This is a significant event in the Australian summer cricket season: the start of the highest level of red-ball games. Not to be confused with white-ball games, as featured recently in the World Cup.