In the past week, the rush to push for more day-night tests has gained considerable legs.
Brisbane is expected to host one against South Africa next summer; Adelaide seems all but certain to have a second match against Pakistan in the same period.
Without doubt the pink ball helped the seamers, especially under lights each night.
But you should not hear batsmen complain. They have it pretty good in most parts of the cricket world.
New Zealand Cricket are already in planning mode. A round of Plunket Shield matches in February, at Eden Park, Napier's McLean Park and Seddon Park in Hamilton, the only three day-night test venue contenders, is pencilled in for the pink ball.
A test against Bangladesh, probably in Hamilton next summer, is in the pipeline, although plenty of work lies ahead.
Concerns over dewy night conditions can be alleviated, said Hesson, by anti-dew spray.
"There's certain areas of the country that are more receptive than others. I certainly think it's a concept that could work in New Zealand. It's certainly part of the future."
Hesson's main concerns centred on the pink ball.
"You do struggle to see the seam at night, so there needs to be a little bit of work around that.
"I think we all enjoyed the fact the ball swung, but it's just something we need to look at.
"At the moment it's just a blur, [maybe] a dark line in between the seam, whether in the stitching or in the middle of the seam. It's just a bit of fine-tuning."
As for the new ball under lights, Hesson said the key was how old it was when the lights kicked in.
"When it's 30 overs old it's a bit different but if you've got a new ball, it's really challenging."
New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum supported Hesson's perspective but picked that future pink ball pitches won't have quite as much grass on them as Adelaide did.
"Day-night cricket is meant to allow tests to be played at night and it's not meant to differ or hanged how it's played," he said. "There was a fraction too much grass on it and under lights the pink ball responded a little bit much. I would say that because I'm a batter. Overall it was a roaring success."
Television viewing ratings backed the line that there'll be more day-night tests, the only cautionary note is how much the novelty factor influenced the numbers. A huge 3.19 million viewers watched the thrilling conclusion to the test on Sunday night on Channel 9 in Australia.
The national average audience of 2.31 million was slightly off the average for March's World Cup final. The State of Origin league series peaks at 4.5 million. When England, India or South Africa cricket sides visit Australia, numbers are expected to leap further. A three-day total of 123,000 fans turned up to watch the match.
Australia's most vocal critic of the pink ball, speedster Mitchell Starc isn't totally sold yet, but acknowledged "it was a fantastic atmosphere".
