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'Switching issue' causes Adelaide Oval power outage
Oliver Caffrey, AAP • December 7th, 2024 6:00 am
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Adelaide Oval management have blamed an "internal switching issue" on the lights dramatically going out during the second Test.
Play was briefly stopped twice in a matter of minutes during the final session on Friday night after all of the ground's lights towers turned off.
Only the smaller lights in the grandstands remained on, with thousands of spectators switching the torches on their phones.
It was a reluctant statement from venue management when explaining the situation during the day-night Test: "We had a brief internal switching issue that was quickly identified and rectified."
Australian pair Nathan McSweeney and Marnus Labuschagne were able to regain their composure during the delays, making it to stumps unbeaten.
Last year, Adelaide Oval management spruiked a $5 million LED upgrade to the ground's lighting system.
It was hailed as "the only major stadium in Australia with tower lights equipped with both immaculate white sports lighting and full colour 'light show' capabilities".
"LED allows for two things – instant switch on and off of a focused, consistent lighting level across the field of play, as well as new capabilities including colour, flash and animation," the statement in December 2023 read.
Adam and Bharat review the day one's action from Adelaide
