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Those who fear a rush to more day-night test cricket, don't fret.
At least in New Zealand, the pink ball format isn't about to sweep across the test game like a tidal wave.
While there are plans to take a hard look at hosting a day-night test in New Zealand next season it will remain the exception rather than the rule.
"You've got to go back to the fundamentals. Why are we doing it," New Zealand Cricket chief executive David White said.
"It's not there to overtake traditional test cricket. It's more around windows when you can't get to the game. When people aren't at school or work, of course we're going to play during the day."
The flood of new ideas designed to enhance the test game came out of an International Cricket Council meeting earlier this year. Countries were asked for thoughts on the future of the international programme and scheduling.
Scheduling can be tricky. Each country has its own stipulations.
For example, Australia won't play three tests in successive weekends. They insist on a break between the first and second, or second and third. New Zealand maintain a three-day gap between tests as a minimum, but will play three in a row, if required.
Among the ideas put forward in considerable lateral thinking from experienced cricket minds are locking tests in over four days from Thursday to Sunday. The idea is that will ensure crowds can come for the last two days when the outcome is decided.
An ICC meeting of its cricket committee in the middle of next year is the next step, but "there will be a period of time before it comes in, if it does come in", White added.
He cites the words of his Australian counterpart James Sutherland that "we've got to be careful we don't love test cricket to death".
"We've got to be innovative and think of the future. We are all traditionalists, but you've got to think of the fans. I think the pink ball has sparked a whole lot of debate, and that's good it's happened."
Due to this weekend's test, New Zealand expect to be heavily consulted by other countries for their views on how it works out. By taking on the inaugural pink ball match, it has put itself into the vanguard of change. White says there's no doubt New Zealand's voice is being listened to more around the ICC table.
Outside the so-called Big Three of Australia, England and India, New Zealand is arguably the country with more clout than the rest, other than perhaps South Africa. Put that in large part down to its performances in the last two years, which have given greater credibility.
There's a bumper 54 days of international cricket to be played in New Zealand next summer.